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
Ancestry of “pobijéliti”, step by step
pobijéliti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian po
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | po | half; for; over, through, across, in, on |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | pol | pole; sex; gender |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πόλος | pivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Serbo-Croatian bijȇl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | bijȇl | white |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | bělъ | white |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēlHs | white surface or stain |
Words derived from “pobijéliti”