Where does “Vojvodina” come from?

Vojvodina (Slovene) comes from Serbo-Croatian Vòjvodina, from Proto-Slavic *vojevodina.

Vojvodina (Slovene): duchy (a dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess)

Definitions

  1. duchy (a dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess)

Ancestry of “Vojvodina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianVòjvodinavoivodeship, dukedom
2Proto-Slavic*vojevodina—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *vojevodina →Every word from Serbo-Croatian Vòjvodina →