Where does “djetlić” come from?
djetlić (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian djetao, 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.
djetlić (Serbo-Croatian): woodpecker
Definitions
- woodpecker
Ancestry of “djetlić”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | djetao | woodpecker |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dętelъ | woodpecker |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | delbtelas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰelbʰ-tel-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰelbʰ- | to dig, excavate |