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Where does “hrvatizirati” come from?

hrvatizirati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian Hrvatska, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt, from Proto-Slavic xorvatъ — Croat.

hrvatizirati (Serbo-Croatian): to impose Croatian language or culture

Definitions

  1. to impose Croatian language or culture

Ancestry of “hrvatizirati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianHrvatskaCroatia
2Serbo-CroatianHr̀vāta Croat; Croat
3Proto-SlavicxorvatъCroat
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