Where does “Yugoslav” come from?
Yugoslav (English) comes from Serbo-Croatian Jugoslàvēn, from Serbo-Croatian jug, from Serbo-Croatian -ina, from Proto-Slavic -ina — Denominal, forming collectives denoting something...
Yugoslav (English): of, or relating to Yugoslavia; A native or...
Definitions
- of, or relating to Yugoslavia; A native or...
Ancestry of “Yugoslav”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | Jugoslàvēn | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | jug | south |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | -ina | Suffix appended to words to create a feminine... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ina | Denominal, forming collectives denoting something... |