Where does “drinkaĵo” come from?
drinkaĵo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto drinki, from English drink, from Middle English drink, from Old English drynċ, from Proto-West Germanic *drunki.
drinkaĵo (Esperanto): drink, served beverage
Ancestry of “drinkaĵo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | drinki | to drink alcoholic beverages; to drink to excess;... |
| 2 | English | drink | To consume through the mouth; To consume the... |
| 3 | Middle English | drink | — |
| 4 | Old English | drynċ | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *drunki | — |