Where does “сламњача” come from?

сламњача (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian сла̏ма, from Proto-Slavic solma, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

сламњача (Serbo-Croatian): straw-mattress, palliasse

Definitions

  1. straw-mattress, palliasse

Ancestry of “сламњача”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianсла̏маstraw
2Proto-Slavicsolmastraw
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Proto-Slavic solma →