Where does “inače” come from?
inače (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic jьnako, from Proto-Slavic jьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *iˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
inače (Serbo-Croatian): otherwise; already
Ancestry of “inače”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | jьnako | otherwise, differently |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | jьnъ | other, another; different |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *iˀnas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |