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
- shade; sinecure, cushy job
Ancestry of “хладовина”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | хла̑д | shade |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | xoldъ | cold, coolness |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |