Where does “умиваоница” come from?

умиваоница (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian у̀мити, from Proto-Slavic *umyti.

умиваоница (Serbo-Croatian): washroom

Definitions

  1. washroom

Ancestry of “умиваоница”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianу̀митиto wash (hands and face, with water)
2Proto-Slavic*umyti—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *umyti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian у̀мити →
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