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Where does “Њујорчанин” come from?

Њујорчанин (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English New York, from English York, from Middle English Ȝork, from Old Norse Jórk, from Old Norse Jórvík, from Old English Eoforwīċ, from Latin Eborācum, from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg.

Ancestry of “Њујорчанин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNew York—
2EnglishYorkEnglish city
3Middle EnglishȜork—
4Old NorseJórk—
5Old NorseJórvík—
6Old EnglishEoforwīċYork
7LatinEborācum—
8Proto-Brythonic*Eβrọg—
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