Where does “ковачица” come from?
ковачица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ко̀ва̄ч, from Proto-Slavic kovačь, from Proto-Slavic kovàti, from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- — to hit, to strike; to forge.
ковачица (Serbo-Croatian): smith; blacksmith
Ancestry of “ковачица”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ко̀ва̄ч | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kovačь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kovàti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kewh₂- | to hit, to strike; to forge |