Where does “vetrenjak” come from?

vetrenjak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian vȅtar, from Proto-Slavic větrъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

vetrenjak (Serbo-Croatian): scatterbrain

Definitions

  1. scatterbrain

Ancestry of “vetrenjak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvȅtarwind
2Proto-Slavicvětrъwind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic větrъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian vȅtar →