Where does “bosnier” come from?

bosnier (Swedish) comes from Swedish Bosnien, from Swedish serb, from Serbo-Croatian Srb, from Proto-Slavic sьrbъ, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

bosnier (Swedish): Bosnian person from Bosnia

Definitions

  1. Bosnian person from Bosnia

Ancestry of “bosnier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishBosnien—
2SwedishserbSerb, Serbian
3Serbo-CroatianSrb—
4Proto-Slavicsьrbъally
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sьrbъ →
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