Where does “жлица” come from?
жлица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic lъžica, from Proto-Slavic -ica — *děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →...
жлица (Serbo-Croatian): spoon
Ancestry of “жлица”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | lъžica | spoon |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ica | *děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →... |