Where does “kremenjak” come from?
kremenjak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian krȅmēn, from Proto-Slavic kremy, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Ancestry of “kremenjak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | krȅmēn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kremy | flint |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |