Where does “Dušan” come from?

Dušan (Czech) comes from Serbo-Croatian Dušan, from Serbo-Croatian duša, from Proto-Slavic dušà — soul.

Ancestry of “Dušan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianDušan—
2Serbo-Croatiandušasoul; spirit; individual person or inhabitant
3Proto-Slavicdušàsoul
Every word from Proto-Slavic dušà →Every word from Serbo-Croatian duša →Every word from Serbo-Croatian Dušan →