Where does “кошмаран” come from?
кошмаран (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ко̏шма̄р, from French cauchemar, from Middle French cauchemare, from Old French cauquemare, from Norman cauche, from Old French chauce, from Vulgar Latin calcea, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
кошмаран (Serbo-Croatian): nightmarish
Ancestry of “кошмаран”, step by step