Where does “chlieb” come from?
chlieb (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian hljeb, from Proto-Slavic xlěbъ, from Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.
chlieb (Serbo-Croatian): Obsolete spelling of hljeb
Definitions
- Obsolete spelling of hljeb
Ancestry of “chlieb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | hljeb | bread; loaf; circled shape of bread |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | xlěbъ | bread |
| 3 | Gothic | 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 | bread |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hlaibaz | bread |