Where does “слобожанин” come from?

слобожанин (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian слобода́, from Proto-Slavic svoboda, from Proto-Slavic -oda.

слобожанин (Ukrainian): a person from Sloboda Ukraine (male or unspecified)

Definitions

  1. a person from Sloboda Ukraine (male or unspecified)

Ancestry of “слобожанин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianслобода́sloboda in medieval Russia and Ukraine, settlements whose inhabitants were exempt from feudal duties and taxes
2Proto-Slavicsvobodafreedom
3Proto-Slavic-oda—
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