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Where does “bijel” come from?

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

bijel (Serbo-Croatian): white

Definitions

  1. white

Ancestry of “bijel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bijel”

  • bjelasati
  • bjelina
  • bjelkinja
  • bijeliti
  • bjelasnuti
  • bijeljeti
  • bjelilo
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