Where does “личност” come from?

личност (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ли́це, from Proto-Slavic līcè — cheek.

личност (Serbo-Croatian): personality; person, individual

Definitions

  1. personality; person, individual

Ancestry of “личност”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianли́цеface
2Proto-Slaviclīcècheek
Every word from Proto-Slavic līcè →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ли́це →