Where does “tugaljiv” come from?

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

tugaljiv (Serbo-Croatian): sad, weepy, tearful; touchy, ticklish; mournful

Definitions

  1. sad, weepy, tearful; touchy, ticklish; mournful

Ancestry of “tugaljiv”, step by step

tugaljiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian túga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantúgasorrow, grief
2Proto-Slavictǫgasadness, melancholy

via Proto-Dravidian iv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidianiv—
Every word from Proto-Slavic tǫga →Every word from Serbo-Croatian túga →