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Where does “kravarica” come from?

kravarica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian krȁva, from Proto-Slavic kòrva, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

kravarica (Serbo-Croatian): cowgirl, female cowherd

Definitions

  1. cowgirl, female cowherd

Ancestry of “kravarica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankrȁva—
2Proto-Slavickòrva—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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