Where does “ступић” come from?
ступић (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ступ, from Proto-Slavic stъlbъ, from Proto-Indo-European stl̥b-.
ступић (Serbo-Croatian): small pillar or column
Ancestry of “ступић”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ступ | pillar; column |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | stъlbъ | post, pillar |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | stl̥b- | — |