Where does “град-држава” come from?

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

град-држава (Serbo-Croatian): city state

Definitions

  1. city state

Ancestry of “град-држава”, step by step

град-држава 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 држава

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianдржаваcountry; state
2Proto-Slavicdьržavapower, rule, kingdom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →