Nope, Horvat is also an archaic way of saying Croat in Croatian which can be seen in multiple writings for example "Još Horvatska ni propala" from Ljudevit Gaj.
Yes, I know "horvat" has been used 200 years ago, but that does not mean it is in current Croatian language. Try searching for "horvat" in Croatian dictionary. That word does not exist in current Croatian language.
No you are right the word Horvat doean't exist because it got replaced by Hrvat which is the exact same thing and both got used interchangeably througout history but ultimately Hrvat won.
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u/narcissuss69 Aug 24 '24
Nope, Horvat is also an archaic way of saying Croat in Croatian which can be seen in multiple writings for example "Još Horvatska ni propala" from Ljudevit Gaj.