Where does “сељачина” come from?

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

сељачина (Serbo-Croatian): farmer, peasant; village dweller; hillbilly,...

Definitions

  1. farmer, peasant; village dweller; hillbilly,...

Ancestry of “сељачина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianсељакpeasant, farmer; countryman; yokel
2Serbo-Croatianселоa village; the country, countryside; rural area
3Proto-Slavicselovillage
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Slavic selo →Every word from Serbo-Croatian село →