Where does “puč” come from?

puč (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Latin puteus, from Latin -al — noun-forming suffix.

puč (Serbo-Croatian): coup, coup d’état, putsch; well; cistern

Definitions

  1. coup, coup d’état, putsch; well; cistern

Ancestry of “puč”, step by step

puč traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin puteus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinputeuspit, dungeon; well; cistern
2Latin-alnoun-forming suffix

via German Putsch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPutschcoup d'état, armed uprising, putsch
2Alemannic GermanPutschgrove, copse; hit, blow, stroke; putsch, revolt
Every word from Latin -al →Every word from Latin puteus →