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Where does “kotlina” come from?

kotlina (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kòtao, from Proto-Slavic kotьlъ, from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍃, from Proto-Germanic katilaz, from Latin catīllus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

kotlina (Serbo-Croatian): basin, ravine, hill-encircled valley

Definitions

  1. basin, ravine, hill-encircled valley

Ancestry of “kotlina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankòtao—
2Proto-Slavickotьlъkettle; cauldron
3Gothic𐌺𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍃kettle
4Proto-Germanickatilazkettle, bucket, vessel
5Latincatīllus—
6Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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