Where does “caka” come from?
caka (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German zacke, from Middle High German zacke, from Old High German zacho, from Frankish takkō, from Proto-Germanic takkô, from Proto-Indo-European deǵ- — to rip, tear.
caka (Serbo-Croatian): drollery, joke; constraint, limitation
Definitions
- drollery, joke; constraint, limitation
Ancestry of “caka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | zacke | inflection of zacken:
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| 2 | Middle High German | zacke | — |
| 3 | Old High German | zacho | — |
| 4 | Frankish | takkō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | takkô | spike, thorn, prickle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deǵ- | to rip, tear |