Where does “običan” come from?
običan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian običaj, from Proto-Slavic obyčajь, from Proto-Slavic -ějь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀjas.
običan (Serbo-Croatian): common, usual; ordinary, everyday
Definitions
- common, usual; ordinary, everyday
Ancestry of “običan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | običaj | habit, tendency; custom; convention, formality,... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | obyčajь | custom, tradition; habit, routine |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ějь | Deverbal from stative verbs inflecting in *-ěti.... |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ēˀjas | — |
Words derived from “običan”