Where does “srpskohrvatski” come from?

srpskohrvatski (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian srpski, from Proto-Slavic *sьrbьskъ.

srpskohrvatski (Serbo-Croatian): Serbo-Croatian (pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language)

Definitions

  1. Serbo-Croatian (pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language)

Ancestry of “srpskohrvatski”, step by step

srpskohrvatski traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian srpski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatiansrpskiSerbs; Serbian
2Proto-Slavic*sьrbьskъ—

via Serbo-Croatian hrvatski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianhrvatskiCroat; Croatian
Every word from Proto-Slavic *sьrbьskъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian srpski →