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Where does “golišavo” come from?

golišavo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian gȏl, from English goal, from Middle English gol, from Old English gāl, from Basque gailu, from Proto-Germanic gailō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰēy- — to yawn, gape; to go.

golišavo (Serbo-Croatian): in a scantily dressed manner

Definitions

  1. in a scantily dressed manner

Ancestry of “golišavo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiangȏl—
2EnglishgoalA result that one is attempting to achieve; In...
3Middle Englishgolboundary, limit
4Old Englishgālobstacle, barrier, marker; wanton; wicked; bad;...
5Basquegailudevice
6Proto-Germanicgailōa gap; crevice; chasm; ravine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰēy-to yawn, gape; to go
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