Where does “zášijek” come from?

zášijek (Old Czech) comes from Old Czech šíjě, from Proto-Slavic šija, from Proto-Slavic šiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sjūtei, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

zášijek (Old Czech): slap on the head

Definitions

  1. slap on the head

Ancestry of “zášijek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechšíjě—
2Proto-Slavicšijaneck
3Proto-Slavicšitito sew
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsjūtei—
5Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sjūtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic šiti →