Where does “тужитељство” come from?

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

тужитељство (Serbo-Croatian): prosecution

Definitions

  1. prosecution

Ancestry of “тужитељство”, step by step

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