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Where does “gotovina” come from?

gotovina (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian gòtov, from Proto-Slavic gotovъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gatawas, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- — to step.

gotovina (Serbo-Croatian): cash

Definitions

  1. cash

Ancestry of “gotovina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiangòtov—
2Proto-Slavicgotovъready
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*gatawas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂-to step

Words derived from “gotovina”

  • bezgotovinski
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- →