Where does “Croația” come from?

Croația (Romanian) comes from Romanian croat, from French croate, from Latin Croata, from Proto-Slavic xorvatъ — Croat.

Ancestry of “Croația”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomaniancroatCroat, Croatian; Croatian
2FrenchcroateCroatian; from, or pertaining to Croatia or its...
3LatinCroataCroat
4Proto-SlavicxorvatъCroat
Every word from Proto-Slavic xorvatъEvery word from Latin CroataEvery word from French croate