Where does “varošanka” come from?
varošanka (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian Anka, from Serbo-Croatian ka, from Serbo-Croatian k, from Proto-Slavic kъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
varošanka (Serbo-Croatian): citizen of a city
Definitions
- citizen of a city
Ancestry of “varošanka”, step by step
varošanka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian Anka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | Anka | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | ka | Alternative form of k; as, like; which |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | k | to; towards |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kъ(n) | to, towards |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |