Where does “sùgrađanin” come from?
sùgrađanin (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian građanin, from Proto-Slavic gorďaninъ, from Proto-Slavic -janinъ, from Proto-Slavic -inъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
sùgrađanin (Serbo-Croatian): fellow citizen
Ancestry of “sùgrađanin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | građanin | citizen; townsman |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | gorďaninъ | townsman, burgher |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -janinъ | Creates male dweller terms from toponyms or place... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -inъ | -ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |