Where does “drȃg” come from?

drȃg (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic dorgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dargas, from Proto-Indo-European dor- — to tear, to peel, to pluck, to slice.

drȃg (Serbo-Croatian): dear

Definitions

  1. dear

Ancestry of “drȃg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdorgъdear, expensive; dear, lovable, precious
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdargas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandor-to tear, to peel, to pluck, to slice

Words derived from “drȃg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dor- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dargas →Every word from Proto-Slavic dorgъ →
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