Where does “lija” come from?
lija (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian lìsica, from Proto-Slavic lisica, from Proto-Slavic lisъ — fox.
lija (Serbo-Croatian): fox
Ancestry of “lija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | lìsica | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | lisica | fox, vixen |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | lisъ | fox |