Where does “dìvljāk” come from?
dìvljāk (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian dìvljī, from Proto-Slavic divъ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂- — mind, thought.
Ancestry of “dìvljāk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | dìvljī | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | divъ | wonder, miracle; wild, untamed |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyh₂- | mind, thought |
Words derived from “dìvljāk”