Where does “suhoparan” come from?
suhoparan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian suh, from Proto-Slavic suxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic saušas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sowsos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sews- — to be dry.
suhoparan (Serbo-Croatian): dry, dull
Ancestry of “suhoparan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | suh | dry, dried; thin, meagre, slender; pinched,... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | suxъ | dry |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | saušas | dry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂sowsos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂sews- | to be dry |