Where does “шутка” come from?

шутка (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ка — Alternative form of к; to.

шутка (Serbo-Croatian): mosh pit

Definitions

  1. mosh pit

Ancestry of “шутка”, step by step

шутка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianкаAlternative form of к; to

via Serbo-Croatian шу̏т

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianшу̏тkick
Every word from Serbo-Croatian ка