Where does “лужицкий” come from?

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

лужицкий (Russian): Sorbian, Lusatian, Wendish

Definitions

  1. Sorbian, Lusatian, Wendish

Ancestry of “лужицкий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianЛу́жица(a small) puddle, pool
2Upper SorbianŁužica—
3Proto-Slavic*Lužica—
4Proto-Slaviclužapuddle, pool
5Proto-Slaviclugja—
Every word from Proto-Slavic lugja →Every word from Proto-Slavic luža →Every word from Proto-Slavic *Lužica →