Where does “паучина” come from?
паучина (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic paǫčina, from Proto-Slavic paǫkъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
паучина (Serbo-Croatian): spider web
Ancestry of “паучина”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | paǫčina | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | paǫkъ | spider |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |