Where does “ojczyzna” come from?

ojczyzna (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic *otьčina — patrimony, homeland, fatherland.

ojczyzna (Polish): homeland, motherland, fatherland

Definitions

  1. homeland, motherland, fatherland

Ancestry of “ojczyzna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*otьčinapatrimony, homeland, fatherland

Words derived from “ojczyzna

Every word from Proto-Slavic *otьčina