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Where does “kasarna” come from?

kasarna (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Kaserne, from Italian caserma, from French caserne, from Old Occitan cazerna, from Vulgar Latin quaderna, from Latin quaterni, from Latin quater, from Latin quattŭor — and.

kasarna (Serbo-Croatian): barracks

Definitions

  1. barracks

Ancestry of “kasarna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKasernebarracks
2Italiancasermabarracks
3Frenchcasernebarracks
4Old Occitancazerna—
5Vulgar Latinquaderna—
6Latinquaternifour each; four at a time
7Latinquaterfour times
8Latinquattŭor—
9Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
10Old Portuguesequartoquarter
11Latinquārtus—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
13Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
14Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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