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Where does “vrȃg” come from?

vrȃg (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic vȏrgъ, from Proto-Slavic verťi, from Latin vertere, from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “vrȃg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvȏrgъ—
2Proto-Slavicverťito roll, turn; to throw, cast
3Latinvertereinflection of vertō: ## third-person plural...
4LatinvertoI turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse
5Proto-Italicwertō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vrȃg”

  • vražić
  • vragolast
  • vražji
  • vragolan
  • vragolija
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