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Where does “хладовина” come from?

хладовина (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian хла̑д, from Proto-Slavic xoldъ, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

хладовина (Serbo-Croatian): shade; sinecure, cushy job

Definitions

  1. shade; sinecure, cushy job

Ancestry of “хладовина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianхла̑дshade
2Proto-Slavicxoldъcold, coolness
3Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
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