Where does “pobijéliti” come from?

pobijéliti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian po, from Serbo-Croatian pol, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

pobijéliti (Serbo-Croatian): to whiten, bleach

Definitions

  1. to whiten, bleach

Ancestry of “pobijéliti”, step by step

pobijéliti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpohalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Serbo-Croatianpolpole; sex; gender
3Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Serbo-Croatian bijȇl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbijȇlwhite
2Proto-Slavicbělъwhite
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰēlHswhite surface or stain

Words derived from “pobijéliti

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Ancient Greek πόλοςEvery word from Serbo-Croatian pol