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Where does “hladan” come from?

hladan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic xoldьnъ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

hladan (Serbo-Croatian): cold

Definitions

  1. cold

Ancestry of “hladan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxoldьnъcool; cold
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “hladan”

  • hladnoća
  • hladnoratovski
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