Where does “тужаљка” come from?

тужаљка (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ту́га, from Proto-Slavic tǫga — sadness, melancholy.

тужаљка (Serbo-Croatian): lament

Definitions

  1. lament

Ancestry of “тужаљка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianту́гаsorrow, grief, dismal
2Proto-Slavictǫgasadness, melancholy
Every word from Proto-Slavic tǫga →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ту́га →