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

Definitions

  1. fox

Ancestry of “lija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianlìsicavixen (female fox)
2Proto-Slaviclisicafox, vixen
3Proto-Slaviclisъfox
Every word from Proto-Slavic lisъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic lisica →Every word from Serbo-Croatian lìsica →