Where does “šička” come from?
šička (Czech) comes from Czech šič, from Czech šít, from Old Czech šíti, from Proto-Slavic šiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sjūtei, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.
šička (Czech): female sewer
Definitions
- female sewer
Ancestry of “šička”, step by step
šička traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech šič
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | šič | sewer |
| 2 | Czech | šít | to sew |
| 3 | Old Czech | šíti | to sew |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | šiti | to sew |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | sjūtei | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *syewH- | to sew |
via Czech ká
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | ká | The name of the Latin-script letter K; regrets |