Where does “sijač” come from?

sijač (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian sȉjati, from Proto-Slavic sijati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.

sijač (Serbo-Croatian): sower

Definitions

  1. sower

Ancestry of “sijač”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansȉjatito shine, emit light
2Proto-Slavicsijatito shine, to illuminate
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sijati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian sȉjati →