Where does “фоторепортер” come from?

фоторепортер (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian фоторепорта́жа, from Serbo-Croatian репортажа — report, story.

фоторепортер (Serbo-Croatian): newspaper or wire-service photographer,...

Definitions

  1. newspaper or wire-service photographer,...

Ancestry of “фоторепортер”, step by step

фоторепортер traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian фоторепорта́жа

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianфоторепорта́жаphotographic report, picture report or story
2Serbo-Croatianрепортажаreport, story

via Ukrainian репорте́р

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianрепорте́рreporter
Every word from Serbo-Croatian репортажа →Every word from Serbo-Croatian фоторепорта́жа →