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Where does “crven” come from?

crven (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian cȓv, from Proto-Slavic čьrvь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

crven (Serbo-Croatian): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “crven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiancȓvworm
2Proto-Slavicčьrvьworm, larva
3Proto-Balto-Slavickírmisworm
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

Words derived from “crven”

  • crvenjeti
  • crveniti
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