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.

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Ancestry of “стрелица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianstrelicaarrow
2Serbo-Croatianstrijélaarrow
3Proto-Slavicstrělaarrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrēl-arrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strēl- →Every word from Proto-Slavic strěla →