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
Ancestry of “grad-država”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | grȃd | city |
| 2 | Latin | gradus | a step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | graðus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰradʰ- | — |