Where does “tužaljka” come from?

tužaljka (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian túga, from Proto-Slavic tǫga — sadness, melancholy.

tužaljka (Serbo-Croatian): lament

Definitions

  1. lament

Ancestry of “tužaljka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantúgasorrow, grief
2Proto-Slavictǫgasadness, melancholy
Every word from Proto-Slavic tǫga →Every word from Serbo-Croatian túga →