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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianгран—
2Proto-Slavicgranьside, edge
3Proto-Slavic-nьDeverbative, creates nouns
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