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Where does “cvȇt” come from?

cvȇt (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic květъ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwoyt-o-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- — to shine.

Ancestry of “cvȇt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickvětъbright color, light; color, bloom, flower
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwoyt-o-white, light
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyt-to shine

Words derived from “cvȇt”

  • cvat
  • cvećar
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