Where does “kucati” come from?
kucati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian cukati, from German zücken, from Middle High German zucken, from Old High German zucken, from Proto-Germanic tukkijaną, from Proto-Germanic tug-, from Frankish -wald, from Frankish wald — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.
kucati (Serbo-Croatian): to knock, tap, beat, strike; to type
Definitions
- to knock, tap, beat, strike; to type
Ancestry of “kucati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | cukati | to jerk |
| 2 | German | zücken | to draw |
| 3 | Middle High German | zucken | — |
| 4 | Old High German | zucken | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tukkijaną | To draw; snatch; pull out; whip out |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tug- | — |
| 7 | Frankish | -wald | — |
| 8 | Frankish | wald | power, mastery, dominion; reigning; ruling |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | waldaz | leader |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | waldaną | to rule |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |
Words derived from “kucati”