Where does “hiža” come from?

hiža (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic xyža, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

hiža (Serbo-Croatian): house; home; palace; shepherd's abode

Definitions

  1. house; home; palace; shepherd's abode

Ancestry of “hiža”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxyžahut?, cabin?, house?
2Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “hiža”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-Slavic xyža →