Where does “sitan” come from?

sitan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Chuukese Setan, from English Satan, from Middle English Sathan, from Old English Satan, from Latin Satān, from Ancient Greek Σατάν, from Hebrew שָׂטָן — adversary, accuser; Satan, adversary.

sitan (Serbo-Croatian): tiny, small; trivial, unimportant; fine

Definitions

  1. tiny, small; trivial, unimportant; fine

Ancestry of “sitan”, step by step

sitan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chuukese Setan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ChuukeseSetanSatan
2EnglishSatanThe supreme evil spirit in the Abrahamic religions, who tempts humanity into sin; the Devil; the same figure, regarded as a deity to be revered and worshipped
3Middle EnglishSathanSatan, the Devil
4Old EnglishSatanSatan, the Devil
5LatinSatānSatan, the Devil
6Ancient GreekΣατάνSatan
7Hebrewשָׂטָןadversary, accuser; Satan, adversary

via Proto-Slavic sitьnъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsitьnъ
2Proto-Slavicsitosieve
3Proto-Balto-Slavicséiˀtasieve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁y-tom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Hebrew שָׂטָןEvery word from Ancient Greek ΣατάνEvery word from Latin Satān