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Where does “punokrvnost” come from?

punokrvnost (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pȕnokr̄van, 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.

punokrvnost (Serbo-Croatian): being thoroughbred, thoroughbred quality

Definitions

  1. being thoroughbred, thoroughbred quality

Ancestry of “punokrvnost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpȕnokr̄van—
2Serbo-Croatiankȓv—
3Slavic*kry—
4Proto-Balto-Slavickrū́ˀsblood
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréwh₂sblood
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →