Where does “Montenegro” come from?
Montenegro (Finnish) comes from English Montenegro, from Venetian Montenegro — black mountain.
Montenegro (Finnish): Montenegrin variety of Serbo-Croatian language
Definitions
- Montenegrin variety of Serbo-Croatian language
Ancestry of “Montenegro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Montenegro | Part of Yugoslavia until 2003, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006 |
| 2 | Venetian | Montenegro | black mountain |