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Where does “Jugoslaven” come from?

Jugoslaven (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian jug, from Serbo-Croatian -ina, from Proto-Slavic -ina — Denominal, forming collectives denoting something...

Ancestry of “Jugoslaven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianjugsouth
2Serbo-Croatian-inaSuffix appended to words to create a feminine...
3Proto-Slavic-inaDenominal, forming collectives denoting something...

Words derived from “Jugoslaven”

  • jugoslavo
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