Where does “гибаница” come from?

гибаница (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian гибати, from Serbo-Croatian ги̑б, from Proto-Slavic gybъ.

гибаница (Serbo-Croatian): gibanica

Definitions

  1. gibanica

Ancestry of “гибаница”, step by step

гибаница traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian гибати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianгибатиto move; to sway, rock, swing
2Serbo-Croatianги̑бmovement (of body or a body part)
3Proto-Slavicgybъ—

via Serbo-Croatian гиб

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianгибmovement; fold; joint
Every word from Proto-Slavic gybъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ги̑б →Every word from Serbo-Croatian гибати →