Where does “четкица” come from?

четкица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian че̏тка, from Proto-Slavic (š)četъka — brush.

четкица (Serbo-Croatian): a small brush; a piece of conductive material,...

Definitions

  1. a small brush; a piece of conductive material,...

Ancestry of “четкица”, step by step

четкица traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian че̏тка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianче̏ткаbrush
2Proto-Slavic(š)četъkabrush

via Serbo-Croatian diminutive]] suffix

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandiminutive]] suffix—
Every word from Proto-Slavic (š)četъka →Every word from Serbo-Croatian че̏тка →