Where does “bacač” come from?

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

bacač (Serbo-Croatian): thrower

Definitions

  1. thrower

Ancestry of “bacač”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatian-ačSuffix 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 Serbo-Croatian -ač →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →