Where does “detelina” come from?
detelina (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic dętelina, from Proto-Slavic dętelъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic delbtelas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ-tel-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ- — to dig, excavate.
detelina (Serbo-Croatian): clover; alfalfa
Ancestry of “detelina”, step by step