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Where does “poljodjelstvo” come from?

poljodjelstvo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian djelo, from Proto-Slavic dělo, from Proto-Slavic děti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

poljodjelstvo (Serbo-Croatian): farming, agriculture

Definitions

  1. farming, agriculture

Ancestry of “poljodjelstvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandjelowork; piece of work; deed, act
2Proto-Slavicdělodeed; work
3Proto-Slavicdětito do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass...
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdḗˀteito put, to place; to do
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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