Where does “plašljivo” come from?

plašljivo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian plašljiv, from Serbo-Croatian plašiti, from Proto-Slavic polšiti — to scare.

plašljivo (Serbo-Croatian): timidly, shyly; fearfully

Definitions

  1. timidly, shyly; fearfully

Ancestry of “plašljivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianplašljivtimid, shy; afraid, fearful
2Serbo-Croatianplašitito frighten, scare; to be afraid, to be scared
3Proto-Slavicpolšitito scare
Every word from Proto-Slavic polšiti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian plašiti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian plašljiv →