Where does “opsjena” come from?
opsjena (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian sjena, from Proto-Slavic sěnь, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
opsjena (Serbo-Croatian): mirage, illusion, phantasm
Definitions
- mirage, illusion, phantasm
Ancestry of “opsjena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | sjena | shadow; silhouette; shade |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sěnь | shadow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |