Where does “srbohrvaški” come from?

srbohrvaški (Slovene) comes from Slovene Sŕb, from Serbo-Croatian Sȑbin, from Proto-Slavic sьrbъ, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

srbohrvaški (Slovene): Serbo-Croatian

Definitions

  1. Serbo-Croatian

Ancestry of “srbohrvaški”, step by step

srbohrvaški traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovene Sŕb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SloveneSŕbSerb (male person)
2Serbo-CroatianSȑbinSerb
3Proto-Slavicsьrbъally
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via Slovene hrvaški

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SlovenehrvaškiCroatian
2Slovene-skiadded to nouns to form an adjective
3Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
4Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sьrbъ →