Where does “クロアチア” come from?

クロアチア (Japanese) comes from English Croatia, from Medieval Latin Croātia.

Ancestry of “クロアチア”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCroatiaPart of Yugoslavia until 1991
2Medieval LatinCroātia—
Every word from Medieval Latin Croātia →Every word from English Croatia →