Where does “хладњак” come from?

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

хладњак (Serbo-Croatian): refrigerator; radiator

Definitions

  1. refrigerator; radiator

Ancestry of “хладњак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianхла̑дshade
2Proto-Slavicxoldъcold, coolness
3Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xoldъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian хла̑д →