Where does “ситница” come from?

ситница (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ситан, from Proto-Slavic sitьnъ, from Proto-Slavic sito, from Proto-Balto-Slavic séiˀta, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁y-tom, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

ситница (Serbo-Croatian): small or trivial thing (of size, value, importance, price, etc.)

Definitions

  1. small or trivial thing (of size, value, importance, price, etc.)

Ancestry of “ситница”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianситанtiny, small; trivial, unimportant; fine
2Proto-Slavicsitьnъ—
3Proto-Slavicsitosieve
4Proto-Balto-Slavicséiˀtasieve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁y-tom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁y-tom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic séiˀta →
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