Where does “vjeđa” come from?
vjeđa (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic věďa, from Latin scientia, from Latin sciēns, from Latin sciō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
vjeđa (Serbo-Croatian): eyelid; eyebrow
Definitions
- eyelid; eyebrow
Ancestry of “vjeđa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | věďa | eyelid; eyebrow; knowledge |
| 2 | Latin | scientia | knowledge; nominative neuter plural of sciēns;... |
| 3 | Latin | sciēns | knowing, understanding |
| 4 | Latin | sciō | to be able to, to know, understand, to have practical knowledge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |