Where does “галичанин” come from?

галичанин (Russian) comes from Russian Га́лич, from Old East Slavic Галичь, from Proto-Slavic galica — Alternative form of *galъka.

галичанин (Russian): citizen of Galich

Definitions

  1. citizen of Galich

Ancestry of “галичанин”, step by step

галичанин traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian Га́лич

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianГа́лич—
2Old East SlavicГаличьHalych, a town in Ukraine
3Proto-SlavicgalicaAlternative form of *galъka

via Ukrainian Галич

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianГалич—
Every word from Proto-Slavic galica →Every word from Old East Slavic Галичь →Every word from Russian Га́лич →