Where does “stijeg” come from?

stijeg (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic stěgъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

stijeg (Serbo-Croatian): banner, flag; flagpole, flagstaff

Definitions

  1. banner, flag; flagpole, flagstaff

Ancestry of “stijeg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstěgъpost; flag, banner
2Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Slavic stěgъ →