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Where does “glazba” come from?

glazba (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian glȃs, from Proto-Slavic golsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galsás, from Proto-Indo-European golsos, from Proto-Indo-European gal- — to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout.

Ancestry of “glazba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianglȃsvoice
2Proto-Slavicgolsъvoice
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgalsásvoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeangolsos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangal-to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout

Words derived from “glazba”

  • glazben
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gal- →