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Where does “ratarstvo” come from?

ratarstvo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ratar, from Proto-Slavic ortajь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *arˀtāˀjas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

ratarstvo (Serbo-Croatian): agriculture, cultivation of soil, husbandry

Definitions

  1. agriculture, cultivation of soil, husbandry

Ancestry of “ratarstvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianrataragriculturist, soil cultivator
2Proto-Slavicortajьploughman, farmer
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*arˀtāˀjas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
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