Where does “леденица” come from?

леденица (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian лед, from Proto-Slavic lȇdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ledús, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-u-s, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ- — ice.

леденица (Bulgarian): ice-cold water

Definitions

  1. ice-cold water

Ancestry of “леденица”, step by step

леденица traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian лед

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianледice; Any large body consisting of ice
2Proto-Slaviclȇdъice
3Proto-Balto-Slavicledúswater in frozen form; ice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanledʰ-u-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanledʰ-ice

via Bulgarian ле́ден

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianле́денice
2Proto-Slavicleděnъice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-u-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ledús →