Where does “szerbhorvát” come from?

szerbhorvát (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian horvát, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt, from Proto-Slavic xorvatъ — Croat.

szerbhorvát (Hungarian): Serbo-Croatian

Definitions

  1. Serbo-Croatian

Ancestry of “szerbhorvát”, step by step

szerbhorvát traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian horvát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianhorvátCroatian
2Serbo-CroatianHr̀vāta Croat; Croat
3Proto-SlavicxorvatъCroat

via Hungarian szerb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianszerbSerbian; Serb
Every word from Proto-Slavic xorvatъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt →Every word from Hungarian horvát →