Where does “dìvljāk” come from?

dìvljāk (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian dìvljī, from Proto-Slavic divъ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂- — mind, thought.

dìvljāk (Serbo-Croatian): savage

Definitions

  1. savage

Ancestry of “dìvljāk”, step by step

dìvljāk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian dìvljī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandìvljīwild, savage
2Proto-Slavicdivъwonder, miracle; wild, untamed
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyh₂-mind, thought

via Proto-Slavic *divjakъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*divjakъ—

Words derived from “dìvljāk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic divъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian dìvljī →
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