Where does “ravnatelj” come from?

ravnatelj (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -telj, from Proto-Slavic -teľь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

ravnatelj (Serbo-Croatian): headmaster, principal (of school)

Definitions

  1. headmaster, principal (of school)

Ancestry of “ravnatelj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatian-teljSuffix appended to words to create a masculine...
2Proto-Slavic-teľьDeverbative, forms agent nouns from the...
3Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
5Proto-Finnicwiša
6Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišásEvery word from Proto-Finnic wiša