Where does “špirit” come from?

špirit (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Spiritus, from Latin spīritus, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

špirit (Serbo-Croatian): spirit

Definitions

  1. spirit

Ancestry of “špirit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpiritusalcohol; aspiration, puff, whiff; breath
2Latinspīritusair, breath, breathing
3Latinspīrōto breathe, draw breath, respire
4Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- →Every word from Latin spīrō →Every word from Latin spīritus →