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Where does “palica” come from?

palica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic palica — stick; staff.

palica (Serbo-Croatian): bat; rod; cane

Definitions

  1. bat; rod; cane

Ancestry of “palica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpalicastick; staff
Every word from Proto-Slavic palica →