Etymology

Lusatia

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Today it means: A cultural region in Central Europe, in modern Germany and Poland, in large parts traditionally Sorbian-speaking. Full definition →

Proto-Slavic *luža
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  1. Proto-Slavic · derived from*luža“pool, puddle”
  2. English todayLusatia

From New Latin, from Sorbian łužicy, łuža (“swamp, swampy land”), from Proto-Slavic *luža (“pool, puddle”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.