Where does “strjelica” come from?

strjelica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian strijéla, from Proto-Slavic strěla, from Proto-Indo-European strēl-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

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Ancestry of “strjelica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianstrijélaarrow
2Proto-Slavicstrělaarrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrēl-arrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strēl- →Every word from Proto-Slavic strěla →