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Where does “bȅo” come from?

bȅo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic bělъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēlHs — white surface or stain.

bȅo (Serbo-Croatian): white

Definitions

  1. white

Ancestry of “bȅo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbělъwhite
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰēlHswhite surface or stain

Words derived from “bȅo”

  • Beograd
  • pobeliti
  • bel
  • belina
  • belilo
  • belkinja
  • Beograd
  • Beograd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēlHs →