Where does “grad-država” come from?

grad-država (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian grȃd, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

grad-država (Serbo-Croatian): city state

Definitions

  1. city state

Ancestry of “grad-država”, step by step

grad-država traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian grȃd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiangrȃdcity
2Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
3Proto-Italicgraðus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

via Serbo-Croatian država

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandržavacountry; state
2Proto-Slavicdьržavapower, rule, kingdom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →