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Where does “cvíljeti” come from?
cvíljeti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian cvíliti, from Proto-Slavic kviliti — to wail.
Ancestry of “cvíljeti”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Serbo-Croatian
cvíliti
to squeak, squeal
2
Proto-Slavic
kviliti
to wail
Words derived from “cvíljeti”
cvilež
cviljenje
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