Where does “opsena” come from?

opsena (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian sena, from Proto-Slavic sěnь, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

opsena (Serbo-Croatian): mirage, illusion, phantasm

Definitions

  1. mirage, illusion, phantasm

Ancestry of “opsena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansenashadow; silhouette; shade
2Proto-Slavicsěnьshadow
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěnь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian sena →
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