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Where does “bilje” come from?

bilje (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic bylьje, from Proto-Slavic byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

Ancestry of “bilje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbylьjeherb; medicine
2Proto-Slavicbytito be
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “bilje”

  • biljka
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