Where does “верхньолужицький” come from?

верхньолужицький (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian Лужиця, from Upper Sorbian Łužica, from Proto-Slavic *Lužica, from Proto-Slavic luža, from Proto-Slavic lugja.

верхньолужицький (Ukrainian): Upper Lusatian, Upper Sorbian

Definitions

  1. Upper Lusatian, Upper Sorbian

Ancestry of “верхньолужицький”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianЛужиця—
2Upper SorbianŁužica—
3Proto-Slavic*Lužica—
4Proto-Slaviclužapuddle, pool
5Proto-Slaviclugja—
Every word from Proto-Slavic lugja →Every word from Proto-Slavic luža →Every word from Proto-Slavic *Lužica →