Where does “опсјена” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. mirage, illusion, phantasm

Ancestry of “опсјена”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianсјенаshadow; 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 сјена →