Where does “bolestan” come from?

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

bolestan (Serbo-Croatian): sick, ill; sick, excellent

Definitions

  1. sick, ill; sick, excellent

Ancestry of “bolestan”, 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 →