Where does “сељак” come from?

сељак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian село, from Proto-Slavic selo, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

сељак (Serbo-Croatian): peasant, farmer; countryman; yokel

Definitions

  1. peasant, farmer; countryman; yokel

Ancestry of “сељак”, step by step

сељак traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian село

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianселоa village; the country, countryside; rural area
2Proto-Slavicselovillage
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

via Serbo-Croatian ја̑к

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianја̑кstrong
2Tibetanགཡགyak
3Proto-Sino-Tibetang-jak ~ g-jaŋsheep, yak

Words derived from “сељак”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Slavic selo →Every word from Serbo-Croatian село →