Where does “бакља” come from?
бакља (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Old High German vackel, from Latin facula, from Latin fax, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- — to shine.
бакља (Serbo-Croatian): torch
Ancestry of “бакља”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | vackel | — |
| 2 | Latin | facula | small torch |
| 3 | Latin | fax | torch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʷʰeh₂k- | to shine |