Where does “državljanin” come from?

državljanin (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian država, from Proto-Slavic dьržava — power, rule, kingdom.

državljanin (Serbo-Croatian): citizen

Definitions

  1. citizen

Ancestry of “državljanin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandržavacountry; state
2Proto-Slavicdьržavapower, rule, kingdom
Every word from Proto-Slavic dьržava →Every word from Serbo-Croatian država →