Where does “даждевњак” come from?
даждевњак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian да̏жд, from Proto-Slavic dъždžь, from Proto-Indo-European dus-dyu- — bad sky.
даждевњак (Serbo-Croatian): salamander
Ancestry of “даждевњак”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | да̏жд | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dъždžь | rain |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dus-dyu- | bad sky |