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Where does “van” come from?

van (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic vъnъ.

van (Serbo-Croatian): except; outside, out; out of

Definitions

  1. except; outside, out; out of

Ancestry of “van”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvъnъ—

Words derived from “van”

  • vanzemaljac
  • izvanzemaljac
  • izvan
Every word from Proto-Slavic vъnъ →