Where does “стрелица” come from?
стрелица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian strelica, from Serbo-Croatian strijéla, from Proto-Slavic strěla, from Proto-Indo-European strēl-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
стрелица (Serbo-Croatian): arrow
Ancestry of “стрелица”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | strelica | arrow |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | strijéla | arrow |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | strěla | arrow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | strēl- | arrow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |