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Where does “Buzeština” come from?

Buzeština (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian stina, from Romanian stână, from Old Church Slavonic стѣна, from Proto-Slavic stěna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic staiˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European stoyh₂-neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Buzeština (Serbo-Croatian): the Buzet region; the Buzet speech

Definitions

  1. the Buzet region; the Buzet speech

Ancestry of “Buzeština”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianstinarock
2Romanianstânăhut
3Old Church Slavonicстѣнаrock; wall
4Proto-Slavicstěnaconglomeration; lump, block; cliff, rock
5Proto-Balto-Slavicstaiˀnāˀ—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstoyh₂-neh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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