Where does “bosnietis” come from?
bosnietis (Latvian) comes from Latvian Bosnija, from Serbo-Croatian Босна, from Serbo-Croatian Босна//Bosna.
bosnietis (Latvian): a (male) Bosnian, a man from Bosnia and Hercegovina; a (male) Bosniak, a member of the Bosniak people
Definitions
- a (male) Bosnian, a man from Bosnia and Hercegovina; a (male) Bosniak, a member of the Bosniak people
Ancestry of “bosnietis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | Bosnija | Bosnia |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | Босна | — |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | Босна//Bosna | — |