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Where does “дјетлић” come from?

дјетлић (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian дјетао, from Proto-Slavic dętelъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic delbtelas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ-tel-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ- — to dig, excavate.

дјетлић (Serbo-Croatian): woodpecker

Definitions

  1. woodpecker

Ancestry of “дјетлић”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianдјетаоwoodpecker
2Proto-Slavicdętelъwoodpecker
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdelbtelas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelbʰ-tel-o-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelbʰ-to dig, excavate
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