Where does “pijanica” come from?
pijanica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pȉti, from Proto-Slavic piti, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.
pijanica (Serbo-Croatian): drunkard
Ancestry of “pijanica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | pȉti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | piti | to drink |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |