Where does “cvjetni” come from?
cvjetni (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian cvijȇt, from Proto-Slavic květъ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwoyt-o-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- — to shine.
cvjetni (Serbo-Croatian): flower; floral
Ancestry of “cvjetni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | cvijȇt | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | květъ | bright color, light; color, bloom, flower |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwoyt-o- | white, light |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweyt- | to shine |