Where does “štedljiv” come from?

štedljiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian štedjeti, from Proto-Slavic ščęděti.

štedljiv (Serbo-Croatian): frugal, thrifty

Definitions

  1. frugal, thrifty

Ancestry of “štedljiv”, step by step

štedljiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian štedjeti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianštedjetito save; to save, economize; to spare
2Proto-Slavicščęděti—

via Proto-Dravidian iv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidianiv—
Every word from Proto-Slavic ščęděti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian štedjeti →