Where does “Slovák” come from?
Slovák (Czech) comes from Czech -ák, from Proto-Slavic sъsàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic suś-, from Proto-Indo-European sewk-, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.
Slovák (Czech): Slovak
Ancestry of “Slovák”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | -ák | grader; from nouns forms nouns that indicate the... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sъsàti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | suś- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sewk- | to bend, turn; to suck |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₁- | to press, push |