Where does “иловача” come from?

иловача (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic jьlъ, from Proto-Slavic jìlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ī́ˀlus, from Proto-Indo-European (H)iHlús — mud; dark.

иловача (Serbo-Croatian): clay, loam, argil

Definitions

  1. clay, loam, argil

Ancestry of “иловача”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjьlъsilt; clay
2Proto-Slavicjìlъ—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicī́ˀlus—
4Proto-Indo-European(H)iHlúsmud; dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)iHlús →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ī́ˀlus →Every word from Proto-Slavic jìlъ →