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Where does “greben” come from?

greben (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic grebenь, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- — to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

greben (Serbo-Croatian): crest of a mountain, range of a mountain

Definitions

  1. crest of a mountain, range of a mountain

Ancestry of “greben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgrebenь—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrebʰ-to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

Words derived from “greben”

  • Grevena
  • Γρεβενά
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