Where does “siječanj” come from?

siječanj (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic *sěčьňь, from Proto-Slavic sěťi, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

siječanj (Serbo-Croatian): January

Definitions

  1. January

Ancestry of “siječanj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*sěčьňьFebruary; January
2Proto-Slavicsěťito cut, mow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěťi →Every word from Proto-Slavic *sěčьňь →
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