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Where does “Pomerania” come from?

Pomerania derives from Proto-Slavic po moře, meaning "by the sea," a geographical designation for the coastal region along the Baltic.

Ancestry of “Pomerania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPommern—
2Proto-Slavic*pomorьjaninъ—
3Proto-Slavic*pomorьje—

Words derived from “Pomerania”

  • Pomeranian
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