Where does “vrapčić” come from?

vrapčić (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian vrábac, from Proto-Slavic vorbьcь, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

vrapčić (Serbo-Croatian): Diminutive of vrábac

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of vrábac

Ancestry of “vrapčić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvrábacsparrow bird
2Proto-SlavicvorbьcьAlternative form of *vorbь
3Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
4Lithuanian-ikas—
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →