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Where does “krepati” come from?

krepati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian crepare, from Latin crepāre, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “krepati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancrepareto crack; to no longer be able to contain or...
2Latincrepāre—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “krepati”

  • krepao
  • krepalina
  • krepan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →