Where does “вјетрењак” come from?

вјетрењак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian вје̏тар, from Proto-Slavic větrъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

вјетрењак (Serbo-Croatian): scatterbrain

Definitions

  1. scatterbrain

Ancestry of “вјетрењак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianвје̏тарwind
2Proto-Slavicvětrъwind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic větrъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian вје̏тар →