Where does “садница” come from?
садница (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian са̑д, from Proto-Slavic saditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sōdī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
садница (Serbo-Croatian): seedling
Ancestry of “садница”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | са̑д | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | saditi | to plant |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sōdī́ˀtei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |