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Where does “притъча” come from?

притъча (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic pritъča, from Proto-Slavic pritъknǫti sę — to happen.

притъча (Old Church Slavonic): tale, fable; parable, allegory; proverb, saying

Definitions

  1. tale, fable; parable, allegory; proverb, saying

Ancestry of “притъча”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpritъčaoccurrence, incident; tale, story
2Proto-Slavicpritъknǫti sęto happen
Every word from Proto-Slavic pritъknǫti sę →