Where does “vjetrenjak” come from?

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

vjetrenjak (Serbo-Croatian): scatterbrain

Definitions

  1. scatterbrain

Ancestry of “vjetrenjak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvjȅtarwind
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 vjȅtar →