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
Ancestry of “sijač”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | sȉjati | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sijati | to shine, to illuminate |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₁y- | to shine, shimmer |