Where does “golubica” come from?
golubica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian gȍlūb, from Russian клуб, from German club, from English club, from Middle English clubbe, from Old Norse klubba, from Proto-Germanic klumpô, from Proto-Indo-European glemb- — to be cold, to freeze.
golubica (Serbo-Croatian): pigeon; dove
Definitions
- pigeon; dove
Ancestry of “golubica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | gȍlūb | dove, pigeon |
| 2 | Russian | клуб | cloud, puff; a dense swarm; lump, ball |
| 3 | German | club | club (association of members) |
| 4 | English | club | An association of members joining together for... |
| 5 | Middle English | clubbe | An club or baton; A clump or lump; a pile |
| 6 | Old Norse | klubba | cudgel |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klumpô | clasp; clamp; lump; mass; clump |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | glemb- | log, block |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |