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Where does “krȕgovāl” come from?

krȕgovāl (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian krȗg, from Proto-Slavic krǫgъ, from Proto-Indo-European krongʰ-o-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “krȕgovāl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankrȗgcircle
2Proto-Slavickrǫgъcircle
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrongʰ-o-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “krȕgovāl”

  • krugovalnik
  • krugovalni
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