Where does “špijunski” come from?

špijunski (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian špijun, from German Spion, from French espion, from Middle French espion, from Old French espion, from Frankish *spehō, from Frankish spehōn, from Proto-Germanic spehōną — to see, to look, to observe.

špijunski (Serbo-Croatian): espionage, spy

Definitions

  1. espionage, spy

Ancestry of “špijunski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianšpijunspy
2GermanSpionspy; peephole
3Frenchespionspy
4Middle Frenchespion—
5Old Frenchespionspy
6Frankish*spehō—
7Frankishspehōnto spy, watch; to peer, to look, to spy
8Proto-Germanicspehōnąto peer, look, spy
9Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spehōną →Every word from Frankish spehōn →