Where does “-ák” come from?

-ák (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic sъsàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic suś-, from Proto-Indo-European sewk-, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

-ák (Czech): grader; from nouns forms nouns that indicate the...

Definitions

  1. grader; from nouns forms nouns that indicate the...

Ancestry of “-ák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsъsàtito suck
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsuś-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansewk-to bend, turn; to suck
4Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push

Words derived from “-ák”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic suś- →