Where does “šija” come from?

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

šija (Proto-Slavic): neck

Definitions

  1. neck

Ancestry of “šija”, step by step

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

Words derived from “šija”

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