Where does “жучљив” come from?
жучљив (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian жу̑ч, from Proto-Slavic zьlčь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źulʔ-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlh₃-.
жучљив (Serbo-Croatian): acrimonious, rancorous, vitriolic, caustic
Definitions
- acrimonious, rancorous, vitriolic, caustic
Ancestry of “жучљив”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | жу̑ч | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | zьlčь | bile |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źulʔ- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰlh₃- | — |