Where does “šelman” come from?

šelman (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -an, from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ — -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives.

šelman (Serbo-Croatian): thief

Definitions

  1. thief

Ancestry of “šelman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatian-anSuffix appended to words to create a masculine...
2Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian -an →