Where does “Боснія і Герцеговина” come from?
Боснія і Герцеговина (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian і, from Proto-Slavic i, from Proto-Indo-European éy, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.
Ancestry of “Боснія і Герцеговина”, step by step
Боснія і Герцеговина traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian і
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | і | and, also, even; Augmentative particle, even,... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | i | and |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | éy | the; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁e- | — |
via Ukrainian Бо́снія
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | Бо́снія | — |
via Ukrainian Герцегови́на