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Where does “zbor” come from?

zbor (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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;...

zbor (Serbo-Croatian): meeting, gathering; assembly; choir

Definitions

  1. meeting, gathering; assembly; choir

Ancestry of “zbor”, step by step

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