Where does “hornjoserbski” come from?

hornjoserbski (Upper Sorbian) comes from Upper Sorbian serbski, from Proto-Slavic *sьrbьskъ.

hornjoserbski (Upper Sorbian): Upper Sorbian

Definitions

  1. Upper Sorbian

Ancestry of “hornjoserbski”, step by step

hornjoserbski traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Upper Sorbian serbski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Upper SorbianserbskiSorbian, Wendish
2Proto-Slavic*sьrbьskъ—

via Upper Sorbian horny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Upper Sorbianhorny—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *sьrbьskъ →Every word from Upper Sorbian serbski →