Where does “tustočel” come from?

tustočel (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian čelo, from Proto-Slavic čelo, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₃os.

tustočel (Serbo-Croatian): any plant of the genus Portulaca

Definitions

  1. any plant of the genus Portulaca

Ancestry of “tustočel”, step by step

tustočel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian čelo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiančeloforehead
2Proto-Slavicčeloforehead
3Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₃os—

via Serbo-Croatian tust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantustfat; plump, corpulent
2Proto-Slavictъlstъfat, thick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₃os →Every word from Proto-Slavic čelo →Every word from Serbo-Croatian čelo →