Where does “врапчић” come from?

врапчић (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian вра́бац, from Proto-Slavic vorbьcь, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

врапчић (Serbo-Croatian): Diminutive of вра́бац

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of вра́бац

Ancestry of “врапчић”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianвра́бацsparrow bird
2Proto-SlavicvorbьcьAlternative form of *vorbь
3Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
4Lithuanian-ikas—
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →