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Where does “kriti” come from?

kriti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic kryti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European krewH- — to cover, heap.

kriti (Serbo-Croatian): to hide, conceal

Definitions

  1. to hide, conceal

Ancestry of “kriti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickrytito cover, to hide; to hide, to be under cover
2Proto-Balto-Slavickrū́ˀtei—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankrewH-to cover, heap

Words derived from “kriti”

  • otkriti
  • krinka
  • sakriti
  • pokriti
  • krovopokrivač
  • prikriti
  • razotkriti
  • prekriti
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