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Where does “krmak” come from?

krmak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kŕma, from Proto-Slavic kъrma, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrh₃-mo-.

krmak (Serbo-Croatian): pig, hog; dirty or immoral man

Definitions

  1. pig, hog; dirty or immoral man

Ancestry of “krmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankŕmaforage, fodder
2Proto-Slavickъrma—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrh₃-mo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱrh₃-mo- →