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Where does “slabokrvan” come from?

slabokrvan (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “slabokrvan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankȓv—
2Slavic*kry—
3Proto-Balto-Slavickrū́ˀsblood
4Proto-Indo-Europeankréwh₂sblood
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “slabokrvan”

  • slabokrvnost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →