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Where does “građanka” come from?

građanka (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

građanka (Serbo-Croatian): citizen; townswoman

Definitions

  1. citizen; townswoman

Ancestry of “građanka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatian-kaSuffix appended to words to create a feminine...
2Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
3Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
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