Where does “kúkac” come from?

kúkac (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kȕka, from Proto-Slavic kuka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaukāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European klHk(ᵂ)-(n)-.

kúkac (Serbo-Croatian): insect

Definitions

  1. insect

Ancestry of “kúkac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankȕkahook
2Proto-Slavickukahook; goblin
3Proto-Balto-Slavickaukāˀ—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanklHk(ᵂ)-(n)-—

Words derived from “kúkac”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klHk(ᵂ)-(n)- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaukāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic kuka →