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Where does “cvjećarstvo” come from?

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

cvjećarstvo (Serbo-Croatian): floriculture

Definitions

  1. floriculture

Ancestry of “cvjećarstvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiancvjèćār—
2Serbo-Croatiancvijȇt—
3Proto-Slavickvětъbright color, light; color, bloom, flower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwoyt-o-white, light
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyt-to shine
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