Where does “дръжава” come from?

дръжава (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic dьržava — power, rule, kingdom.

дръжава (Old Church Slavonic): power; rule; kingdom

Definitions

  1. power; rule; kingdom

Ancestry of “дръжава”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdьržavapower, rule, kingdom
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