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Where does “hrast” come from?

hrast (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic xvorstъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kšwáršta, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kworstom.

Ancestry of “hrast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxvorstъbrushwood
2Proto-Balto-Slavickšwáršta
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kworstom—

Words derived from “hrast”

  • hrastik
  • hrastov
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