Where does “priča” come from?

priča (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic pritъča, from Proto-Slavic pritъknǫti sę — to happen.

priča (Serbo-Croatian): story, tale; idle talk, prattle; rumor, hearsay

Definitions

  1. story, tale; idle talk, prattle; rumor, hearsay

Ancestry of “priča”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpritъčaoccurrence, incident; tale, story
2Proto-Slavicpritъknǫti sęto happen
Every word from Proto-Slavic pritъknǫti sę →Every word from Proto-Slavic pritъča →