Where does “dječje boginje” come from?

dječje boginje (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bòginje — smallpox (variola).

dječje boginje (Serbo-Croatian): chickenpox

Definitions

  1. chickenpox

Ancestry of “dječje boginje”, step by step

dječje boginje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian bòginje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbòginjesmallpox (variola)

via Serbo-Croatian djèčjī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandjèčjīchildren or infants
Every word from Serbo-Croatian bòginje