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Where does “bolničar” come from?

bolničar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bȏl, from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.

bolničar (Serbo-Croatian): nurse

Definitions

  1. nurse

Ancestry of “bolničar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbȏl—
2Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-—

Words derived from “bolničar”

  • bolničarka
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →