Where does “perjanik” come from?
perjanik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pèro, from Proto-Slavic però, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
Ancestry of “perjanik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | pèro | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | però | wing |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |