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Where does “pčela” come from?

pčela (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic bьčela, from Proto-Slavic bučati — to roar, thud; to prick; to inflate, boil ; to...

pčela (Serbo-Croatian): bee; honeybee

Definitions

  1. bee; honeybee

Ancestry of “pčela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbьčelabee
2Proto-Slavicbučatito roar, thud; to prick; to inflate, boil ; to...

Words derived from “pčela”

  • pčelar
  • pčelica
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