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Where does “ziheraš” come from?

ziheraš (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian aš, from German ās, from French as, from Italian asso, from German ass, from English ace, from English asexual, from English ā- — a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...

ziheraš (Serbo-Croatian): a cautious person, someone who avoids risks

Definitions

  1. a cautious person, someone who avoids risks

Ancestry of “ziheraš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianašbecause
2Germanās—
3Frenchasace; as; second-person singular present...
4Italianassoace; A piece or side having a single dot
5GermanassSwitzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling...
6EnglishaceA single point or spot on a playing card or die;...
7EnglishasexualNonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity;...
8Englishā-—
9Old Englishġe-—
10Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
11Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Middle Dutchkittea wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...
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