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Where does “kraval” come from?

kraval (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Krawall, from Old French chalivali, from Latin carivaria, from Ancient Greek καρηβάρεια, from Ancient Greek βαρύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷarus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

kraval (Serbo-Croatian): ruckus

Definitions

  1. ruckus

Ancestry of “kraval”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrawallriot; ruckus, affray
2Old Frenchchalivalinoise from pots and pans
3Latincarivaria—
4Ancient Greekκαρηβάρειαheaviness of the head, dizziness, headache;...
5Ancient Greekβαρύςheavy, weighty; heavy, burdensome, oppressive;...
6Proto-Hellenicgʷarusheavy
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
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