Where does “šaš” come from?
šaš (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Hungarian sás, from Proto-Finno-Ugric čaćkɜ — a species of bird of prey.
šaš (Serbo-Croatian): sedge; reed
Ancestry of “šaš”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | sás | sedge |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | čaćkɜ | a species of bird of prey |