Where does “Danica” come from?
Danica (Slovak) comes from Serbo-Croatian Danica, from Proto-Slavic dьnьnica, from Proto-Slavic -ica — *děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →...
Ancestry of “Danica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | Danica | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dьnьnica | morning star |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ica | *děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →... |