Where does “листак” come from?

листак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Bulgarian лист, from French liste, from German līste, from Italian lista, from Old High German līsta, from Proto-Germanic līstōn.

листак (Serbo-Croatian): Hypocoristic form of ли̑ст

Definitions

  1. Hypocoristic form of ли̑ст

Ancestry of “листак”, step by step

листак traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian лист

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianлистleaf; sheet
2Frenchlistelist
3Germanlīstelist
4Italianlistalist, pile; strip, stripe; inflection of...
5Old High Germanlīsta—
6Proto-Germaniclīstōn—

via Serbo-Croatian ли̑ст

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianли̑стleaf
2Proto-Slaviclistъleaf
Every word from Proto-Germanic līstōn →Every word from Old High German līsta →Every word from Italian lista →