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Where does “tetka” come from?

tetka (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic tetъka, from Proto-Slavic teta — aunt.

tetka (Serbo-Croatian): aunt by blood; the sister of one’s parent

Definitions

  1. aunt by blood; the sister of one’s parent

Ancestry of “tetka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictetъka—
2Proto-Slavictetaaunt
Every word from Proto-Slavic teta →