Where does “bosniaco-erzegovino” come from?
bosniaco-erzegovino (Italian) comes from Italian Erzegovina, from Serbo-Croatian Hèrcegovina, from Serbo-Croatian herceg, from Hungarian herceg, from German herzog, from Middle High German herzog, from Old High German herizogo, from Proto-West Germanic harjatogō — army.
bosniaco-erzegovino (Italian): of or pertaining to Bosnia and Herzegovina;...
Definitions
- of or pertaining to Bosnia and Herzegovina;...
Ancestry of “bosniaco-erzegovino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | Erzegovina | Herzegovina |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | Hèrcegovina | — |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | herceg | — |
| 4 | Hungarian | herceg | prince; duke |
| 5 | German | herzog | — |
| 6 | Middle High German | herzog | — |
| 7 | Old High German | herizogo | duke |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | harjatogō | army leader, commander, general |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | hari | army |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |