Where does “успјешан” come from?

успјешан (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian у̀спјех, from Proto-Slavic spěxъ, from Proto-Slavic spěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic spḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

успјешан (Serbo-Croatian): successful

Definitions

  1. successful

Ancestry of “успјешан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianу̀спјехsuccess
2Proto-Slavicspěxъhaste
3Proto-Slavicspětito advance, ripen, hurry
4Proto-Balto-Slavicspḗˀteito be able to manage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-to succeed, to prosper
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic spḗˀtei →