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Where does “puč” come from?

puč (Czech) comes from German Putsch, from Alemannic German Putsch — grove, copse; hit, blow, stroke; putsch, revolt.

puč (Czech): coup, coup d’état, putsch; second-person singular...

Definitions

  1. coup, coup d’état, putsch; second-person singular...

Ancestry of “puč”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPutschcoup d'état, armed uprising, putsch
2Alemannic GermanPutschgrove, copse; hit, blow, stroke; putsch, revolt

Words derived from “puč”

  • pučista
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