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Krajišnik (surname)

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Krajišnik
Origin
Word/nameSerbian: krajište, krajina
Other names
Variant form(s)Albanian: Kreshnik

Krajišnik is Serbian language surname. The name is derived from the Serbian language term krajina[1] or krajište (Serbian: krajište, крајиште) that had originally served as an administrative unit of the Serbian Empire or Despotate to designate border regions where the emperor or despot had not established solid and firm control due to raids from hostile neighboring provinces. The Albanian language variant of Krajišnik surname is Kreshnik.

Notable people with Krajišnik/Kreshnik surname include:

See also

References

  1. ^ Danko Šipka (1998). Osnovi leksikologije i srodnih disciplina. Matica Srpska. p. 125.