Where does “geslo” come from?
geslo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Czech heslo, from Old Czech heslo, from Proto-Slavic gъslo — sign, word as code.
geslo (Serbo-Croatian): motto, slogan; password
Ancestry of “geslo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | heslo | password; headword; motto, slogan |
| 2 | Old Czech | heslo | rank; sign; monument |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | gъslo | sign, word as code |