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Where does “sábor” come from?

sábor (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Old Church Slavonic съборъ, from Proto-Slavic sъborъ, from Proto-Slavic borъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic barús, from Proto-Indo-European bʰor- — to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...

Ancestry of “sábor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicсъборъmeeting; counsel
2Proto-Slavicsъborъmeeting, gathering, assembly
3Proto-Slavicborъpine tree; set, assembly; loot
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbarús—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰor-to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...

Words derived from “sábor”

  • saborovati
  • saborni
  • sabornica
  • sabornik
  • saborište
  • sabornički
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