Where does “Гордана” come from?

Гордана (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Macedonian горд, from Proto-Slavic gъrdъ — proud.

Ancestry of “Гордана”, step by step

Гордана traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Macedonian горд

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianгордproud
2Proto-Slavicgъrdъproud

via Serbo-Croatian горд

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianгордproud; arrogant
Every word from Proto-Slavic gъrdъ →Every word from Macedonian горд →