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- — to sew.

шија (Serbo-Croatian): back of the neck

Definitions

  1. back of the neck

Ancestry of “шија”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicšijaneck
2Proto-Slavicšitito sew
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsjūtei—
4Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sjūtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic šiti →