Where does “קראַוואַט” come from?

קראַוואַט (Yiddish) comes from French Cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt, from Proto-Slavic xorvatъ — Croat.

קראַוואַט (Yiddish): necktie

Definitions

  1. necktie

Ancestry of “קראַוואַט”, step by step

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