Where does “etuka” come from?

etuka (Lingala) comes from Bangi etuka, from Serbo-Croatian túga, from Proto-Slavic tǫga — sadness, melancholy.

etuka (Lingala): province

Definitions

  1. province

Ancestry of “etuka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bangietukatown
2Serbo-Croatiantúgasorrow, grief
3Proto-Slavictǫgasadness, melancholy
Every word from Proto-Slavic tǫga →Every word from Serbo-Croatian túga →Every word from Bangi etuka →
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