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Where does “пчелица” come from?

пчелица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian пчела, from Proto-Slavic bьčela, from Proto-Slavic bučati — to roar, thud; to prick; to inflate, boil ; to...

пчелица (Serbo-Croatian): bee

Definitions

  1. bee

Ancestry of “пчелица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпчелаbee; honeybee
2Proto-Slavicbьčelabee
3Proto-Slavicbučatito roar, thud; to prick; to inflate, boil ; to...
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