Where does “Jugosłowianin” come from?
Jugosłowianin (Polish) comes from Polish Jugosławia, from Serbo-Croatian Jugòslāvija, from Serbo-Croatian Jugoslàvēn, from Serbo-Croatian jug, from Serbo-Croatian -ina, from Proto-Slavic -ina — Denominal, forming collectives denoting something...
Jugosłowianin (Polish): Yugoslav, Yugoslavian
Definitions
- Yugoslav, Yugoslavian
Ancestry of “Jugosłowianin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Jugosławia | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | Jugòslāvija | — |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | Jugoslàvēn | — |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | jug | south |
| 5 | Serbo-Croatian | -ina | Suffix appended to words to create a feminine... |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | -ina | Denominal, forming collectives denoting something... |