Where does “ужас” come from?
ужас (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic užasъ, from Proto-Slavic u- — away.
ужас (Serbo-Croatian): horror, terror
Ancestry of “ужас”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | užasъ | horror; astonishment |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | u- | away |