Where does “стршљен” come from?
стршљен (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic sьrxy, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śirˀšṓ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂s-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
стршљен (Serbo-Croatian): hornet
Ancestry of “стршљен”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | sьrxy | hornet |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *śirˀšṓ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂s- | head; hornet |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |