Where does “svestran” come from?

svestran (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian strána, from Proto-Slavic stornà — side, land.

svestran (Serbo-Croatian): multifaceted

Definitions

  1. multifaceted

Ancestry of “svestran”, step by step

svestran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian strána

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianstránaside
2Proto-Slavicstornàside, land

via Serbo-Croatian sve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansveall, everything; Intensity amplifier, used...
Every word from Proto-Slavic stornà →Every word from Serbo-Croatian strána →