Where does “cvilež” come from?

cvilež (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian cvíljeti, from Serbo-Croatian cvíliti, from Proto-Slavic kviliti — to wail.

cvilež (Serbo-Croatian): whine, squeal

Definitions

  1. whine, squeal

Ancestry of “cvilež”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiancvíljeti—
2Serbo-Croatiancvílitito squeak, squeal
3Proto-Slavickvilitito wail
Every word from Proto-Slavic kviliti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian cvíliti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian cvíljeti →