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Where does “ljubiteljica” come from?

ljubiteljica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ljubitelj, from Serbo-Croatian -telj, from Proto-Slavic -teľь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

ljubiteljica (Serbo-Croatian): lover, enthusiast, fan

Definitions

  1. lover, enthusiast, fan

Ancestry of “ljubiteljica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianljubitelj—
2Serbo-Croatian-teljSuffix appended to words to create a masculine...
3Proto-Slavic-teľьDeverbative, forms agent nouns from the...
4Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
6Proto-Finnicwiša—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
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