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Where does “okríviti” come from?

okríviti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kriviti, from Serbo-Croatian krȋv, from Serbo-Croatian tvòriti, from Proto-Slavic tvorìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic twárīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

Ancestry of “okríviti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankrivitito blame, accuse
2Serbo-Croatiankrȋv—
3Serbo-Croatiantvòritito create, make
4Proto-Slavictvorìti—
5Proto-Balto-Slavictwárīˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

Words derived from “okríviti”

  • okrivljivati
  • okrivljavati
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