Where does “јелша” come from?

јелша (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic elьxa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élisos.

јелша (Serbo-Croatian): alder

Definitions

  1. alder

Ancestry of “јелша”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicelьxa—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élisos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élisos →Every word from Proto-Slavic elьxa →
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