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Where does “krȃsan” come from?

krȃsan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic krasьnъ, from Proto-Slavic krasa, from Proto-Indo-European kreH- — to shout.

Ancestry of “krȃsan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickrasьnъbeautiful
2Proto-Slavickrasabeauty
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankreH-to shout

Words derived from “krȃsan”

  • krasuljica
  • краснопис
  • krasopis
  • krasnopis
  • красопис
  • krasnik
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