Where does “шия” come from?

шия (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic šiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sjūtei, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

шия (Bulgarian): neck; cervix; to sew

Definitions

  1. neck; cervix; to sew

Ancestry of “шия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicšitito sew
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsjūtei—
3Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew

Words derived from “шия”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sjūtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic šiti →