Where does “ždrijelo” come from?
ždrijelo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic žerdlo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gerʔtló, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃-tlóm, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.
ždrijelo (Serbo-Croatian): pharynx; gorge; crater
Ancestry of “ždrijelo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | žerdlo | throat, inlet; mouth, gorge; water spring |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gerʔtló | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerh₃-tlóm | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerh₃- | to swallow, devour, eat |