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Where does “maglica” come from?

maglica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian màgla, from Old Church Slavonic мьгла, from Proto-Slavic mьgla̍, from Proto-Balto-Slavic miglā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃mígʰleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meygʰ- — fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle.

maglica (Serbo-Croatian): fog, mist; nebula

Definitions

  1. fog, mist; nebula

Ancestry of “maglica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmàgla—
2Old Church Slavonicмьглаfog
3Proto-Slavicmьgla̍—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmiglā́ˀ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃mígʰleh₂mist, cloud
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meygʰ-fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle

Words derived from “maglica”

  • sumaglica
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