Where does “плашило” come from?

плашило (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian пла̑х, from Proto-Slavic polxъ — frightful, fearful, afraid.

плашило (Serbo-Croatian): bugaboo, scarecrow

Definitions

  1. bugaboo, scarecrow

Ancestry of “плашило”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпла̑хchicken-hearted
2Proto-Slavicpolxъfrightful, fearful, afraid
Every word from Proto-Slavic polxъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian пла̑х →