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Where does “zrelina” come from?

zrelina (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zrȅti, from Proto-Slavic zьrěti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

zrelina (Serbo-Croatian): maturity; ripeness

Definitions

  1. maturity; ripeness

Ancestry of “zrelina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzrȅti—
2Proto-Slaviczьrětito observe, to look at; to ripen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
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