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Where does “pejorativan” come from?

pejorativan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -an, from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ — -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives.

pejorativan (Serbo-Croatian): pejorative

Definitions

  1. pejorative

Ancestry of “pejorativan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatian-anSuffix appended to words to create a masculine...
2Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives
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