Where does “Bosnian” come from?
Bosnian derives from English Bosnia, from Italian -ana, from Spanish -ana, from Latin -anus, a masculine adjective suffix of uncertain origin ultimately traced to Proto-Italic -os.
Bosnian (English): Of or pertaining to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the...
Ancestry of “Bosnian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -án | — |
| 2 | Middle English | -an | — |
Words derived from “Bosnian”