Where does “žučljiv” come from?

žučljiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian žuč, from Proto-Slavic zьlčь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źulʔ-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlh₃-.

žučljiv (Serbo-Croatian): acrimonious, rancorous, vitriolic, caustic

Definitions

  1. acrimonious, rancorous, vitriolic, caustic

Ancestry of “žučljiv”, step by step

žučljiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian žuč

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianžučbile
2Proto-Slaviczьlčьbile
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźulʔ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰlh₃-—

via Proto-Dravidian iv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidianiv—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źulʔ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zьlčь →