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Where does “dvor” come from?

dvor (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Old Church Slavonic дворъ, from Proto-Slavic dvòrъ — court, courtyard.

dvor (Serbo-Croatian): castle; palace; courtyard, court

Definitions

  1. castle; palace; courtyard, court

Ancestry of “dvor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicдворъcourt, courtyard; home, household
2Proto-Slavicdvòrъcourt, courtyard

Words derived from “dvor”

  • nadvor
  • dvorac
  • ponadvor
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