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Where does “hilak” come from?

hilak (Cebuano) comes from Old Swedish iak, from Old Norse ek, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

hilak (Cebuano): to cry

Definitions

  1. to cry

Ancestry of “hilak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old SwedishiakI
2Old NorseekI
3Proto-NorseᛖᚲI
4Proto-Germanic*ek—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “hilak”

  • palahilak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →