Where does “blajštift” come from?

blajštift (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Bleistift, from German blei, from Middle High German blī, from Old High German blīo, from Proto-West Germanic blīwī, from Proto-Germanic blīwiją, from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- — to be weak, weary, tired.

blajštift (Serbo-Croatian): pencil

Definitions

  1. pencil

Ancestry of “blajštift”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBleistiftpencil
2Germanbleilead (chemical element - Pb, atomic number 82)
3Middle High Germanblī—
4Old High Germanblīometallic lead
5Proto-West Germanicblīwīlead
6Proto-Germanicblīwijąlead
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanmliH-wó-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmleh₁y-to be weak, weary, tired
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic blīwiją →