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Where does “krviti” come from?

krviti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kȓv, from Slavic *kry, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European kréwh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

krviti (Serbo-Croatian): to quarrel, fight

Definitions

  1. to quarrel, fight

Ancestry of “krviti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankȓv—
2Slavic*kry—
3Proto-Balto-Slavickrū́ˀsblood
4Proto-Indo-Europeankréwh₂sblood
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →