Where does “Crnogorac” come from?

Crnogorac (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -ač, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

Crnogorac (Serbo-Croatian): Montenegrin (male)

Definitions

  1. Montenegrin (male)

Ancestry of “Crnogorac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatian-ačSuffix appended to words to create a masculine...
2Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
3Lithuanian-ikas—
4Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Serbo-Croatian -ač →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →
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