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Where does “zlokob” come from?

zlokob (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kȏb, from Proto-Slavic kobь, from Proto-Indo-European kob- — good fortune, prophecy; to bend, bow, fit in,...

Ancestry of “zlokob”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankȏbfate, omen
2Proto-Slavickobь—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankob-good fortune, prophecy; to bend, bow, fit in,...

Words derived from “zlokob”

  • zlokoban
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