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Where does “deran” come from?

deran (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian dèrati, from Proto-Slavic dьràti, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

deran (Serbo-Croatian): mischievous boy, naughty boy; masculine singular...

Definitions

  1. mischievous boy, naughty boy; masculine singular...

Ancestry of “deran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandèratito tear
2Proto-Slavicdьràtito tear, to flay; to tear, to flay; to cut into...
3Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
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