Where does “ушће” come from?

ушће (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic ustьje, from Proto-Slavic ustà, from Proto-Indo-European h₃éh₁os — mouth.

ушће (Serbo-Croatian): river mouth; delta

Definitions

  1. river mouth; delta

Ancestry of “ушће”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicustьjemouth, rivermouth
2Proto-Slavicustàlips, mouth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃éh₁osmouth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃éh₁os →Every word from Proto-Slavic ustà →Every word from Proto-Slavic ustьje →