Where does “бјелина” come from?

бјелина (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian бије̑л, from Proto-Slavic bělъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēlHs — white surface or stain.

бјелина (Serbo-Croatian): whiteness; whitespace

Definitions

  1. whiteness; whitespace

Ancestry of “бјелина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбије̑лwhite
2Proto-Slavicbělъwhite
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰēlHswhite surface or stain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēlHs →Every word from Proto-Slavic bělъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian бије̑л →
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