Where does “rijetkost” come from?

rijetkost (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian rijedak, from Proto-Slavic rědъkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic redʔ-.

rijetkost (Serbo-Croatian): rarity; curiosity; scarcity

Definitions

  1. rarity; curiosity; scarcity

Ancestry of “rijetkost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianrijedakrare; sparse, meager, scattered; thin, watery
2Proto-Slavicrědъkъsparse, rare
3Proto-Balto-Slavicredʔ-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic redʔ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic rědъkъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian rijedak →
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