Where does “iyak” come from?

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

iyak (Cebuano): the chirping sound of a bird or a chick; a cheep;...

Definitions

  1. the chirping sound of a bird or a chick; a cheep;...

Ancestry of “iyak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old SwedishiakI
2Old NorseekI
3Proto-NorseᛖᚲI
4Proto-Germanic*ek
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic *ekEvery word from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ