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Where does “džiju džicu” come from?

džiju džicu (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English jujitsu, from Japanese 柔術 — jujutsu.

džiju džicu (Serbo-Croatian): jujitsu

Definitions

  1. jujitsu

Ancestry of “džiju džicu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjujitsuA method of self-defence established in Japan...
2Japanese柔術jujutsu
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