Where does “граница” come from?

граница (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian гран, from Proto-Slavic granь, from Proto-Slavic -nь — Deverbative, creates nouns.

граница (Bulgarian): border, boundary, frontier; limit, bound; sessile...

Definitions

  1. border, boundary, frontier; limit, bound; sessile...

Ancestry of “граница”, step by step

граница traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian гран

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianгранend, margin
2Proto-Slavicgranьside, edge
3Proto-Slavic-nьDeverbative, creates nouns

via Proto-Slavic grana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgranabranch

via Slavic *granica

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slavic*granica—

Words derived from “граница”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -nь →Every word from Proto-Slavic granь →Every word from Bulgarian гран →