Where does “tuča” come from?
tuča (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian tući, from Proto-Slavic telťi, from Proto-Indo-European telk- — to thrust, strike.
tuča (Serbo-Croatian): fight, melee; hail
Ancestry of “tuča”, step by step
tuča traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian tući
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | tući | to beat, thrash; to fight |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | telťi | to beat, hit; to pound, crush |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | telk- | to thrust, strike |
via Proto-Slavic tǫča
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | tǫča | perhaps originally condensation, cumulation, thickening |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tenk- | to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,... |