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Where does “лајавост” come from?

лајавост (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ла̏јати, from Proto-Slavic làjati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

лајавост (Serbo-Croatian): loudmouthedness

Definitions

  1. loudmouthedness

Ancestry of “лајавост”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianла̏јати—
2Proto-Slaviclàjatito bark
3Proto-Balto-Slaviclā́ˀteito bark
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
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