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Where does “uzrok” come from?

uzrok (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian uz, from Proto-Slavic vъz, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź — on, at; in return for.

uzrok (Serbo-Croatian): cause, reason

Definitions

  1. cause, reason

Ancestry of “uzrok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianuzup, upward; next to, beside, alongside, by; with,...
2Proto-Slavicvъzinstead of, in return for; up; by, beside
3Proto-Balto-Slavicuźon, at; in return for

Words derived from “uzrok”

  • prouzrokovati
  • uzrokovati
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