Where does “градоначелник” come from?

градоначелник (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian гра̑д, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

градоначелник (Serbo-Croatian): mayor

Definitions

  1. mayor

Ancestry of “градоначелник”, step by step

градоначелник traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian гра̑д

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianгра̑дcity
2Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
3Proto-Italicgraðus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

via Serbo-Croatian начелник

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianначелникchief
2Serbo-Croatianнаto, on, onto; on, at, in; by, for, at
3Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →