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Where does “hrbat” come from?

hrbat (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic xrьbьtъ — back, spine; ridge.

hrbat (Serbo-Croatian): spine, backbone; ridge, crest; spine

Definitions

  1. spine, backbone; ridge, crest; spine

Ancestry of “hrbat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxrьbьtъback, spine; ridge
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