Where does “jošić” come from?

jošić (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian jóha, from Proto-Slavic elьxa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élisos.

jošić (Serbo-Croatian): little alder-tree; alder log

Definitions

  1. little alder-tree; alder log

Ancestry of “jošić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianjóhaalder
2Proto-Slavicelьxa—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élisos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élisos →Every word from Proto-Slavic elьxa →Every word from Serbo-Croatian jóha →