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
Ancestry of “бјелина”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | бије̑л | white |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | bělъ | white |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēlHs | white surface or stain |