Where does “санкција” come from?

санкција (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Latin sanctio, from Latin sanctus, from Latin sancio, from Proto-Italic sankjō, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂nékti ~ sh₂nkénti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

санкција (Serbo-Croatian): sanction

Definitions

  1. sanction

Ancestry of “санкција”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsanctiolaw, decree, sanction
2Latinsanctussacred, made inviolable, having been established...
3LatinsancioI render, make or appoint as sacred or inviolable...
4Proto-Italicsankjō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂nékti ~ sh₂nkénti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂nékti ~ sh₂nkénti →Every word from Proto-Italic sankjō →