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Where does “pršut” come from?

pršut (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Venetian persuto, from Latin perexsuctus — completely dried.

pršut (Serbo-Croatian): prosciutto, cured ham

Definitions

  1. prosciutto, cured ham

Ancestry of “pršut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Venetianpersuto—
2Latinperexsuctuscompletely dried
Every word from Latin perexsuctus →