Where does “ranjiv” come from?

ranjiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian raniti, from Proto-Slavic raniti, from Proto-Slavic ràna — wound.

ranjiv (Serbo-Croatian): vulnerable

Definitions

  1. vulnerable

Ancestry of “ranjiv”, step by step

ranjiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian raniti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianranitito wound, injure; to get up early
2Proto-Slavicranitito wound
3Proto-Slavicrànawound

via Proto-Dravidian iv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidianiv—
Every word from Proto-Slavic ràna →Every word from Proto-Slavic raniti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian raniti →