Where does “dremljiv” come from?

dremljiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian drijemati, from Proto-Slavic drěmati, from Proto-Indo-European drem- — to run.

dremljiv (Serbo-Croatian): drowsy, sleepy

Definitions

  1. drowsy, sleepy

Ancestry of “dremljiv”, step by step

dremljiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian drijemati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandrijematito doze, slumber, take a nap
2Proto-Slavicdrěmatito doze, to drowse, to slumber
3Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run

via Proto-Dravidian iv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidianiv—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →Every word from Proto-Slavic drěmati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian drijemati →