Where does “докучати” come from?

докучати (Ukrainian) comes from Serbo-Croatian доку́чити, from Serbo-Croatian ку̏к, from Proto-Slavic kъlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaukāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European klHk(ᵂ)-(n)-.

докучати (Ukrainian): to bother, to annoy, to pester

Definitions

  1. to bother, to annoy, to pester

Ancestry of “докучати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianдоку́читиto comprehend, grasp
2Serbo-Croatianку̏кhip
3Proto-Slavickъlkъ
4Proto-Balto-Slavickaukāˀ
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanklHk(ᵂ)-(n)-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klHk(ᵂ)-(n)-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaukāˀEvery word from Proto-Slavic kъlkъ
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