Where does “kukac” come from?
kukac (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kȕka, from Proto-Slavic kuka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaukāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European klHk(ᵂ)-(n)-.
kukac (Serbo-Croatian): insect
Ancestry of “kukac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | kȕka | hook |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kuka | hook; goblin |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kaukāˀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | klHk(ᵂ)-(n)- | — |
Words derived from “kukac”