Where does “bjelkinja” come from?

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

bjelkinja (Serbo-Croatian): A white female

Definitions

  1. A white female

Ancestry of “bjelkinja”, 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 →