Where does “vločka” come from?

vločka (Czech) comes from German Flocke, from Old High German floccho, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

vločka (Czech): flake

Definitions

  1. flake

Ancestry of “vločka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlockeflake
2Old High Germanflocchoflock
3Latinfloccustuft, wisp of wool
4Frankishflokkodown, wool, flock
5Proto-Germanic*flukkô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “vločka”

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