Where does “шија” come from?
шија (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic šija, from Proto-Slavic šiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sjūtei, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH-.
шија (Serbo-Croatian): back of the neck
Ancestry of “шија”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | šija | neck |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | šiti | to sew |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | sjūtei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *syewH- | — |