Where does “iznenadan” come from?

iznenadan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian iz, from Proto-Slavic jьz, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iź, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs — out.

iznenadan (Serbo-Croatian): sudden

Definitions

  1. sudden

Ancestry of “iznenadan”, step by step

iznenadan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian iz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianizfrom, out of; for, because of, out of; with,...
2Proto-Slavicjьzfrom, out of
3Proto-Balto-Slaviciź—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰsout

via Serbo-Croatian nenadan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannenadansudden, unexpected
2Serbo-Croatianne-Prefix prepended to adjectives to create an...
3Serbo-Croatianprobavitito digest
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic iź →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьz →