Where does “rijeka” come from?
rijeka (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic rěka, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
rijeka (Serbo-Croatian): river
Ancestry of “rijeka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | rěka | river |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reyH- | to move, set in motion; to flow, stream ; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃er- | to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,... |
Words derived from “rijeka”