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Where does “лијес” come from?

лијес (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic lěsъ — forest, woods.

лијес (Serbo-Croatian): coffin

Definitions

  1. coffin

Ancestry of “лијес”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclěsъforest, woods
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