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

Words derived from “-ák”

  • Dvorak
  • panelak
  • Olomoučák
  • tesák
  • silák
  • severák
  • tulák
  • dobrák
  • plsťák
  • kuřák
  • kuřácký
  • svěrák
  • čurák
  • ubožák
  • panelák
  • Dvořák
  • feťák
  • panák
  • čtvrťák
  • prvňák
  • třeťák
  • šesťák
  • sedmák
  • osmák
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