Name Element DUŠA

Type Word
Usage Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Scripts дꙋша(Church Slavic)

Meaning & History

Slavic word meaning "soul, spirit, breath" [1][2].

Related Items

Given Name DescendantsDušan, Duško, Dušana(Croatian) Dušan(Czech) Dušan, Duško(Macedonian) Dušan, Duško, Dušana(Serbian) Dušan, Dušana(Slovak) Dušan(Slovene)

Sources & References

  1. Derksen, Rick. Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon. Brill, 2008, page 127.
  2. Trubachyov, Oleg. Etimologicheskiy Slovar Slavyanskikh Yazykov (vol. 5). Moscow, 1974-, page 164.
Entry added April 23, 2024