Where does “bjelilo” come from?

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

bjelilo (Serbo-Croatian): bleach; whiteness

Definitions

  1. bleach; whiteness

Ancestry of “bjelilo”, 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 →