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Where does “Serbia” come from?

Serbia is the English name for the Balkan country, derived from Serbo-Croatian Србија, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to protect" or "to serve."

Ancestry of “Serbia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinSerbia—

Words derived from “Serbia”

  • 세르비아
  • চাৰ্বিয়া
Every word from Medieval Latin Serbia →