Where does “умиваоник” come from?

умиваоник (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian у̀мити, from Proto-Slavic *umyti.

умиваоник (Serbo-Croatian): washstand, washbasin

Definitions

  1. washstand, washbasin

Ancestry of “умиваоник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianу̀митиto wash (hands and face, with water)
2Proto-Slavic*umyti—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *umyti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian у̀мити →