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Where does “сладак” come from?

сладак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic sòldъkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic salˀdus, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

Ancestry of “сладак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsòldъkъsweet
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsalˀdus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

Words derived from “сладак”

  • слаткоћа
  • сладор
  • сладити
  • слаткиш
  • слатководни
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