Where does “стрњика” come from?

стрњика (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian стр̑н, from Proto-Slavic *stь̑rnь — stubble, what is left on the field after its being mowed down.

стрњика (Serbo-Croatian): stubble (wheat stalks left after reaping)

Definitions

  1. stubble (wheat stalks left after reaping)

Ancestry of “стрњика”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianстр̑нstubble, what is left on the field after its being mowed down
2Proto-Slavic*stь̑rnьstubble, what is left on the field after its being mowed down
Every word from Proto-Slavic *stь̑rnь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian стр̑н →