Where does “faallik” come from?

faallik (Crimean Tatar) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic lik-, from Proto-Indo-European l(o)yk-o-.

faallik (Crimean Tatar): activeness, activity

Definitions

  1. activeness, activity

Ancestry of “faallik”, step by step

faallik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic lik-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slaviclik-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanl(o)yk-o-—

via Crimean Tatar faal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tatarfaal—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European l(o)yk-o- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lik- →
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