Where does “циљати” come from?
циљати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ци̑љ, from German ziel, from Middle High German zil, from Old High German zil, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.
циљати (Serbo-Croatian): to aim at; to allude to
Ancestry of “циљати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ци̑љ | — |
| 2 | German | ziel | singular imperative of zielen |
| 3 | Middle High German | zil | — |
| 4 | Old High German | zil | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | til | to, towards; to, toward |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tilą | planned point in time |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |