Where does “šiljka” come from?

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

Definitions

Ancestry of “šiljka”, step by step

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