Where does “svjedokinja” come from?
svjedokinja (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -inja, from Proto-Slavic -yni, from Proto-Slavic -ni — one.
svjedokinja (Serbo-Croatian): witness
Ancestry of “svjedokinja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | -inja | Suffix appended to words to create a feminine... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -yni | Denominal, forming feminine noun forms.... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ni | one |