Where does “divljakinja” come from?

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

divljakinja (Serbo-Croatian): savage or unsociable woman

Definitions

  1. savage or unsociable woman

Ancestry of “divljakinja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandìvljāksavage
2Serbo-Croatiandìvljīwild, savage
3Proto-Slavicdivъwonder, miracle; wild, untamed
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyh₂-mind, thought
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂-Every word from Proto-Slavic divъEvery word from Serbo-Croatian dìvljī