Where does “špija” come from?

špija (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian spia, from Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰, from Proto-Germanic spehōną, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

špija (Serbo-Croatian): a spy

Definitions

  1. a spy

Ancestry of “špija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspiaspy; spy, bug; informer, infiltrator, spy,...
2Gothic𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰—
3Proto-Germanicspehōnąto peer, look, spy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spehōną →Every word from Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰 →