Where does “bijeliti” come from?

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

bijeliti (Serbo-Croatian): to whiten, bleach

Definitions

  1. to whiten, bleach

Ancestry of “bijeliti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbijȇlwhite
2Proto-Slavicbělъwhite
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰēlHswhite surface or stain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēlHs →Every word from Proto-Slavic bělъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian bijȇl →