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Where does “profinjen” come from?

profinjen (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian profíniti, from Serbo-Croatian fin, from German fein, from Middle High German fīn, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

profinjen (Serbo-Croatian): refined, delicate, sophisticate

Definitions

  1. refined, delicate, sophisticate

Ancestry of “profinjen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianprofíniti—
2Serbo-Croatianfinfine, delicate; thin; sensitive
3Germanfeinfine; fine; very good; as it should be; refined;...
4Middle High Germanfīn—
5Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
6Latinfīnis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—
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