Where does “degenečiti” come from?

degenečiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian degènek, from Ottoman Turkish دكنك, from Proto-Turkic *tegenek.

degenečiti (Serbo-Croatian): to bludgeon somebody

Definitions

  1. to bludgeon somebody

Ancestry of “degenečiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandegènekstick
2Ottoman Turkishدكنكstick; cane; rod
3Proto-Turkic*tegenek—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tegenek →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دكنك →Every word from Serbo-Croatian degènek →
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