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Where does “ćudljiv” come from?

ćudljiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ćud, from Proto-Slavic ťudь — foreign people.

ćudljiv (Serbo-Croatian): cranky, capricious, moody

Definitions

  1. cranky, capricious, moody

Ancestry of “ćudljiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianćudtemper, temperament, mood, disposition;...
2Proto-Slavicťudьforeign people

Words derived from “ćudljiv”

  • ćudljivost
Every word from Proto-Slavic ťudь →