Where does “hranjiv” come from?

hranjiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian hraniti, from Proto-Slavic xorniti, from Proto-Slavic xorna — food; fodder.

hranjiv (Serbo-Croatian): nutritious, nourishing

Definitions

  1. nutritious, nourishing

Ancestry of “hranjiv”, step by step

hranjiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian hraniti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianhranitito feed
2Proto-Slavicxornitito feed? to protect? to hide?
3Proto-Slavicxornafood; fodder

via Proto-Dravidian iv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidianiv—
Every word from Proto-Slavic xorna →Every word from Proto-Slavic xorniti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian hraniti →