Where does “bolesnica” come from?

bolesnica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bȍlēst, from Serbo-Croatian bȏl, from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

bolesnica (Serbo-Croatian): patient

Definitions

  1. patient

Ancestry of “bolesnica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbȍlēstsickness, disease
2Serbo-Croatianbȏl—
3Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin vallum →Every word from Serbo-Croatian bȏl →