Where does “žal” come from?
žal (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Greek γιαλός, from Byzantine Greek γιαλός, from Ancient Greek Αἰγιαλός, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
žal (Serbo-Croatian): sorrow, grief; strand, beach
Definitions
- sorrow, grief; strand, beach
Ancestry of “žal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | γιαλός | seashore, beach |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | γιαλός | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Αἰγιαλός | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἅλς | salt; brine; sea |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |