Where does “mutavac” come from?

mutavac (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian mȕtav, from Italian muto, from Latin mūtus — mute, dumb, silent, unable to speak, inarticulate.

mutavac (Serbo-Croatian): mute; a person who expresses themselves badly or...

Definitions

  1. mute; a person who expresses themselves badly or...

Ancestry of “mutavac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmȕtavmute, dumb (unable to speak or articulate sounds)
2Italianmutomute; voiceless; first-person singular present...
3Latinmūtusmute, dumb, silent, unable to speak, inarticulate
Every word from Latin mūtus →Every word from Italian muto →Every word from Serbo-Croatian mȕtav →
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