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Where does “tugaljivost” come from?

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

tugaljivost (Serbo-Croatian): sadness, plaintiveness, tearfulness; touchiness,...

Definitions

  1. sadness, plaintiveness, tearfulness; touchiness,...

Ancestry of “tugaljivost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantúga—
2Proto-Slavictǫgasadness, melancholy
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