Where does “soca” come from?

soca (Catalan) comes from Gaulish tsukka, from Proto-Germanic stukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

soca (Catalan): trunk; stump; strain

Definitions

  1. trunk; stump; strain

Ancestry of “soca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishtsukka—
2Proto-Germanicstukkazstick; beam; post; stump
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkaz →