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Where does “hrastik” come from?

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

hrastik (Serbo-Croatian): oak forest

Definitions

  1. oak forest

Ancestry of “hrastik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianhrȃst—
2Proto-Slavicxvorstъbrushwood
3Proto-Balto-Slavickšwáršta
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kworstom—
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