Where does “hladnjača” come from?

hladnjača (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian hlȃd, from Proto-Slavic xoldъ, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

hladnjača (Serbo-Croatian): refrigerator truck

Definitions

  1. refrigerator truck

Ancestry of “hladnjača”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianhlȃdshade
2Proto-Slavicxoldъcold, coolness
3Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xoldъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian hlȃd →