Where does “običan” come from?

običan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian običaj, from Proto-Slavic obyčajь, from Proto-Slavic -ějь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀjas.

običan (Serbo-Croatian): common, usual; ordinary, everyday

Definitions

  1. common, usual; ordinary, everyday

Ancestry of “običan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianobičajhabit, tendency; custom; convention, formality,...
2Proto-Slavicobyčajьcustom, tradition; habit, routine
3Proto-Slavic-ějьDeverbal from stative verbs inflecting in *-ěti....
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀjas

Words derived from “običan

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀjasEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ějьEvery word from Proto-Slavic obyčajь