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Where does “курац” come from?

курац (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic kurьcь, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “курац”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickurьcьcapon; penis; smoker
2Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
3Lithuanian-ikas—
4Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “курац”

  • курчити
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