Where does “Jugoslavia” come from?
Jugoslavia (Faroese) comes from Serbo-Croatian Jugòslāvija, from Serbo-Croatian Jugoslàvēn, from Serbo-Croatian jug, from Serbo-Croatian -ina, from Proto-Slavic -ina — Denominal, forming collectives denoting something...
Ancestry of “Jugoslavia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | Jugòslāvija | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | Jugoslàvēn | — |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | jug | south |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | -ina | Suffix appended to words to create a feminine... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ina | Denominal, forming collectives denoting something... |