Where does “momče” come from?

momče (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -če, from Proto-Slavic -ьce — Denominal, forms diminutives from neutral nouns;...

momče (Serbo-Croatian): young man

Definitions

  1. young man

Ancestry of “momče”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatian-čeSuffix appended to words to create a neuter noun,...
2Proto-Slavic-ьceDenominal, forms diminutives from neutral nouns;...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьce →Every word from Serbo-Croatian -če →