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Where does “шиљак” come from?

шиљак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ши̏ти, from Proto-Slavic šiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sjūtei, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH-.

Ancestry of “шиљак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianши̏ти—
2Proto-Slavicšitito sew
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsjūtei—
4Proto-Indo-European*syewH-—

Words derived from “шиљак”

  • шиљчић
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →