Where does “шпијунски” come from?

шпијунски (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian шпијун, from German Spion, from French espion, from Middle French espion, from Old French espion, from Frankish *spehō, from Frankish spehōn, from Proto-Germanic spehōną — to see, to look, to observe.

шпијунски (Serbo-Croatian): espionage, spy

Definitions

  1. espionage, spy

Ancestry of “шпијунски”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianшпијунspy
2GermanSpionspy; peephole
3Frenchespionspy
4Middle Frenchespion—
5Old Frenchespionspy
6Frankish*spehō—
7Frankishspehōnto spy, watch; to peer, to look, to spy
8Proto-Germanicspehōnąto peer, look, spy
9Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spehōną →Every word from Frankish spehōn →