Where does “kravljača” come from?
kravljača (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.
kravljača (Serbo-Croatian): milking tub or pail
Ancestry of “kravljača”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | krȁva | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kòrva | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |