Where does “шиљчић” come from?
шиљчић (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ши́љак, from Serbo-Croatian ши̏ти, from Proto-Slavic šiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sjūtei, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH-.
шиљчић (Serbo-Croatian): sharp point/top/end
Ancestry of “шиљчић”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ши́љак | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | ши̏ти | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | šiti | to sew |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | sjūtei | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *syewH- | — |