Where does “šahovnica” come from?
šahovnica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -ovnica, from Serbo-Croatian -ovnik — Suffix appended to words to create a masculine...
šahovnica (Serbo-Croatian): chessboard; red-white Part of the Croatian Flag
Definitions
- chessboard; red-white Part of the Croatian Flag
Ancestry of “šahovnica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | -ovnica | female equivalent of -ovnik |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | -ovnik | Suffix appended to words to create a masculine... |