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Where does “човјек” come from?

човјек (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian človjek, from Proto-Slavic čьlověkъ.

Ancestry of “човјек”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiančlovjekperson; man; human
2Proto-Slavicčьlověkъ—

Words derived from “човјек”

  • човјечји
  • чојство
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