Where does “seljak” come from?
seljak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian jȃk, from Proto-Slavic jakъ, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti — to go.
seljak (Serbo-Croatian): peasant, farmer; countryman; yokel
Definitions
- peasant, farmer; countryman; yokel
Ancestry of “seljak”, step by step
seljak traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian jȃk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | jȃk | strong |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | jakъ | of this kind; of what/which kind |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | jь | this; he |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | iś | this |
| 5 | Old Polish | ić | to go |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | jьti | to go |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | eitei | to go |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |