Where does “štava” come from?

štava (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic sьčava, from Proto-Slavic sьcati, from Proto-Slavic sьkati, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

štava (Serbo-Croatian): tanning liquor

Definitions

  1. tanning liquor

Ancestry of “štava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsьčavatanning liquor; juice from any plant under the...
2Proto-Slavicsьcatito piss
3Proto-Slavicsьkatito urinate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
5Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sьkati →