Where does “kresivo” come from?
kresivo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian krèsati, from Proto-Slavic krěsati, from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- — to weave.
kresivo (Serbo-Croatian): tinderbox
Ancestry of “kresivo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | krèsati | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | krěsati | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kreḱ- | to weave |