Where does “čađa” come from?

čađa (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic čadъ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷēd-o-.

čađa (Serbo-Croatian): soot

Definitions

  1. soot

Ancestry of “čađa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčadъsmoke, fumes
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷēd-o-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷēd-o- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čadъ →
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