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Where does “kȑnj” come from?

kȑnj (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic kъrnъ, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Ancestry of “kȑnj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickъrnъ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “kȑnj”

  • krnjav
  • krnjiti
  • krnica
  • krnjadak
  • krnjetak
  • krnje
  • krnja
  • krnjak
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