Where does “кукати” come from?

кукати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic kukati, from Proto-Slavic -kati, from Proto-Slavic bьlkъ!.

кукати (Serbo-Croatian): to lament, wail

Definitions

  1. to lament, wail

Ancestry of “кукати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickukatito cuckoo; to squat; to pound
2Proto-Slavic-katiCreates onomatopoeic verbs denoting an action of...
3Proto-Slavicbьlkъ!—
Every word from Proto-Slavic bьlkъ! →Every word from Proto-Slavic -kati →Every word from Proto-Slavic kukati →