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Where does “bȅscīljan” come from?

bȅscīljan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ciljan, from Serbo-Croatian cȋlj, from Middle High German zil, from Old High German zil, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

Ancestry of “bȅscīljan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianciljantargeted
2Serbo-Croatiancȋlj—
3Middle High Germanzil—
4Old High Germanzil—
5Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
6Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

Words derived from “bȅscīljan”

  • besciljno
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →