Where does “тукац” come from?

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

тукац (Serbo-Croatian): male turkey; fool, idiot

Definitions

  1. male turkey; fool, idiot

Ancestry of “тукац”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatian-ацSuffix appended to words to create a masculine...
2Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
3Lithuanian-ikas—
4Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →