Where does “студенац” come from?

студенац (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic studenьcь, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

студенац (Serbo-Croatian): well (hole sunk into the ground)

Definitions

  1. well (hole sunk into the ground)

Ancestry of “студенац”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstudenьcьcold source
2Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
3Lithuanian-ikas—
4Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →