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Where does “kruhovac” come from?

kruhovac (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian krȕh, from Proto-Slavic kruxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kraušas, from Proto-Indo-European krows-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.

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Ancestry of “kruhovac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankrȕh—
2Proto-Slavickruxъchunk
3Proto-Balto-Slavickraušas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrows-o-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze
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