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