Herzegovina in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “Herzegovina” in Hindi is हर्ज़ेगोविना, pronounced harzegovinā . Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
A historical region consisting of the southern one-fourth of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ker-der.
Proto-Indo-European *kóryos
Proto-Germanic *harjaz
Proto-West Germanic *hari
Proto-Indo-European *dewk-?
Proto-West Germanic *togō
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Ancient Greek στρατηγός (stratēgós)calq.
Proto-West Germanic *harjatogō
Old High German herizogo
Middle High German herzog
German Herzogbor.
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Middle High German herzogbor.
Hungarian hercegbor.
Serbo-Croatian herceg
Proto-Indo-European *-usder.
Proto-Indo-European *-osder.
Proto-Slavic *-ovъ
Serbo-Croatian -ov
Proto-Indo-European *-iHneh
Proto-Balto-Slavic *-īˀnāˀder.
Proto-Slavic *-ina
Serbo-Croatian -ina
Serbo-Croatian Hercegovinabor.
English Herzegovina
A direct borrowing from Serbo-Croatian Hercegovina, from German Herzog (“duke”) + Serbo-Croatian -ov (possessive suffix) + Serbo-Croatian -ina (feminine suffix). Thus meaning, a Duke's possession, a dukedom.
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Proto-Indo-European *ker-der.
Proto-Indo-European *kóryos
Proto-Germanic *harjaz
Proto-West Germanic *hari
Proto-Indo-European *dewk-?
Proto-West Germanic *togō
▲
Ancient Greek στρατηγός (stratēgós)calq.
Proto-West Germanic *harjatogō
Old High German herizogo
Middle High German herzog
German Herzogbor.
▲
Middle High German herzogbor.
Hungarian hercegbor.
Serbo-Croatian herceg
Proto-Indo-European *-usder.
Proto-Indo-European *-osder.
Proto-Slavic *-ovъ
Serbo-Croatian -ov
Proto-Indo-European *-iHneh
Proto-Balto-Slavic *-īˀnāˀder.
Proto-Slavic *-ina
Serbo-Croatian -ina
Serbo-Croatian Hercegovinabor.
English Herzegovina
A direct borrowing from Serbo-Croatian Hercegovina, from German Herzog (“duke”) + Serbo-Croatian -ov (possessive suffix) + Serbo-Croatian -ina (feminine suffix). Thus meaning, a Duke's possession, a dukedom.
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