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Where does “kȕka” come from?

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

kȕka (Serbo-Croatian): hook

Definitions

  1. hook

Ancestry of “kȕka”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kȕka”

  • do
  • dokučiti
  • докучити
  • doslovan
  • kukac
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