Where does “опсена” come from?

опсена (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian сена, from Proto-Slavic sěnь, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

опсена (Serbo-Croatian): mirage, illusion, phantasm

Definitions

  1. mirage, illusion, phantasm

Ancestry of “опсена”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianсенаshadow; silhouette; shade
2Proto-Slavicsěnьshadow
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěnь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian сена →