Where does “ши́љак” come from?

ши́љак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ши̏ти, from Proto-Slavic šiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sjūtei, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

ши́љак (Serbo-Croatian): sharp end (point, top, peak, apex etc.)

Definitions

  1. sharp end (point, top, peak, apex etc.)

Ancestry of “ши́љак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianши̏тиto sew, stitch
2Proto-Slavicšitito sew
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsjūtei—
4Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew

Words derived from “ши́љак”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sjūtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic šiti →