Where does “potkošulja” come from?
potkošulja (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian košulja, from Proto-Slavic košuľa, from Latin casula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
potkošulja (Serbo-Croatian): undershirt
Definitions
- undershirt
Ancestry of “potkošulja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | košulja | shirt with long sleeves and a collar |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | košuľa | shirt |
| 3 | Latin | casula | hut, small cottage; rural property, small farm;... |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |