Where does “kravata” come from?

kravata (Slovak) comes from German Krawatte, from French Cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt, from Proto-Slavic xorvatъ — Croat.

kravata (Slovak): necktie

Definitions

  1. necktie

Ancestry of “kravata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrawattenecktie
2FrenchCravateCroat
3Serbo-CroatianHr̀vāta Croat; Croat
4Proto-SlavicxorvatъCroat
Every word from Proto-Slavic xorvatъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt →Every word from French Cravate →
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