Where does “muškobanja” come from?
muškobanja (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Albanian burrneshë, from Albanian -eshë, from Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ῐσσᾰ, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
muškobanja (Serbo-Croatian): a sworn virgin
Definitions
- a sworn virgin
Ancestry of “muškobanja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | burrneshë | sworn virgin |
| 2 | Albanian | -eshë | forms female equivalents to male nouns. -ess |
| 3 | Latin | -issa | |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐσσᾰ | femininizes masculine nouns in the first declension |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |