Where does “ciljnik” come from?

ciljnik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian cȋlj, from Middle High German zil, from Old High German zil, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

ciljnik (Serbo-Croatian): sight (aiming device)

Definitions

  1. sight (aiming device)

Ancestry of “ciljnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiancȋljaim, goal, purpose
2Middle High Germanzil—
3Old High Germanzil—
4Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
5Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tilą →