How did Slavic nations name their states?

[Sisak]

But you refer to yourselves as Hrvati, as do other Slavic people

I know as much as you about it. Hrvati resembles more to Iran. In Iran was found an inscription with a similar name -Horoatus. And that is only reason whay we call ourself Hrvati.

[Crn Volk]

I know as much as you about it. Hrvati resembles more to Iran. In Iran was found an inscription with a similar name -Horoatus. And that is only reason whay we call ourself Hrvati.

Sarmatians were an Irannic people, hence the theory.

[Methmatician]

Bosna comes from the Illyrian word bossona which meant running water. That was the name given to the river running through (today's) Sarajevo.

[Sarmatian]

Lol.

The early Slavs (along with other cultures) designated cardinal directions with colours. Hence why you had the White Croats/Red Croats/White Russians/White Serbs.

White: West, Red: South, Black: North and Green: East.

Seems right. In the past there were areas called Black (Черна) Rus, White (Бела) Rus and Red (Червона) Rus. There was no Green but it could be because expansion of Slavs to the East of Rus has taken place in later period.

[Hayalet]

White: West, Red: South, Black: North and Green: East.

Interesting. Turks had the same thing, except they used blue for east.

[justme]

Bosna comes from the Illyrian word bossona which meant running water. That was the name given to the river running through (today's) Sarajevo.

Actually it's also believed the word bossona might not be of illyrian origin but Latin... Since it was renamed Bossona by Romans.

[CrystalMaiden]

Bosna comes from the Illyrian word bossona which meant running water. That was the name given to the river running through (today's) Sarajevo.

Bosna doesn't run trough Sarajevo...

[Sandman]

It seems to be a combination of adopting a name of a ruling tribe and/or a geographic name.

For example;

Poland- named after Slavic term for plain - Pole
.

"Poland" is derived from the Slavic tribe "Polanie" - meaning "people of the fields". Pole = Field

[Corvus]

"Poland" is derived from the Slavic tribe "Polanie" - meaning "people of the fields". Pole = Field

Pole=Field in almost all Slavic languages

[Roy]

Poland was named after West Slavic tribe of Polans (Poland) which lived in Central Poland (Kruszwica, Gopło lake and islands on it). (the etymology is probably the same nevertheless).