Where does “šilj” come from?

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

šilj (Serbo-Croatian): pike-perch

Definitions

  1. pike-perch

Ancestry of “šilj”, step by step

šilj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian šiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianšitito sew, stitch; to baste; to suture
2Proto-Slavicšitito sew
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsjūtei—
4Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew

via German Schill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchillzander
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sjūtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic šiti →