Where does “сълоучаи” come from?

сълоучаи (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic *sъlučajь, from Serbo-Croatian lučiti, from Proto-Slavic lǫčiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lánkīˀtei, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lenk- — to bend.

сълоучаи (Old Church Slavonic): coincidence, chance

Definitions

  1. coincidence, chance

Ancestry of “сълоучаи”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*sъlučajьevent, occurrence
2Serbo-Croatianlučitito secrete; to separate; distinguish
3Proto-Slaviclǫčitito separate
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclánkīˀteito cause to bend
5Proto-Balto-Slaviclenk-to bend
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lánkīˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫčiti →
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