Where does “kukavan” come from?

kukavan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kȕkū — woe.

kukavan (Serbo-Croatian): miserable, wretched; sad, depressing

Definitions

  1. miserable, wretched; sad, depressing

Ancestry of “kukavan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankȕkūwoe
Every word from Serbo-Croatian kȕkū