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Where does “plašljiv” come from?

plašljiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian plašiti, from Proto-Slavic polšiti — to scare.

plašljiv (Serbo-Croatian): timid, shy; afraid, fearful

Definitions

  1. timid, shy; afraid, fearful

Ancestry of “plašljiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianplašitito frighten, scare; to be afraid, to be scared
2Proto-Slavicpolšitito scare

Words derived from “plašljiv”

  • plašljivo
Every word from Proto-Slavic polšiti →