Where does “Лу́жица” come from?

Лу́жица (Russian) comes from Upper Sorbian Łužica, from Proto-Slavic *Lužica, from Proto-Slavic luža, from Proto-Slavic lugja.

Лу́жица (Russian): (a small) puddle, pool

Definitions

  1. (a small) puddle, pool

Ancestry of “Лу́жица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Upper SorbianŁužica
2Proto-Slavic*Lužica
3Proto-Slaviclužapuddle, pool
4Proto-Slaviclugja

Words derived from “Лу́жица

Every word from Proto-Slavic lugjaEvery word from Proto-Slavic lužaEvery word from Proto-Slavic *Lužica
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