Where does “seljakinja” come from?

seljakinja (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian sèlo, from Proto-Slavic sědlo, from Proto-Slavic sěd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

seljakinja (Serbo-Croatian): peasant

Definitions

  1. peasant

Ancestry of “seljakinja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansèlovillage
2Proto-Slavicsědloseat
3Proto-Slavicsěd-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěd- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sědlo →
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