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Where does “drinki” come from?

drinki (Esperanto) comes from English drink, from Middle English drink, from Old English drynċ, from Proto-West Germanic *drunki.

drinki (Esperanto): to drink alcoholic beverages; to drink to excess;...

Definitions

  1. to drink alcoholic beverages; to drink to excess;...

Ancestry of “drinki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdrinkTo consume through the mouth; To consume the...
2Middle Englishdrink—
3Old Englishdrynċ—
4Proto-West Germanic*drunki—

Words derived from “drinki”

  • drinkaĵo
  • drinkema
  • drinkulo
  • drinkemulo
  • drinkejo
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *drunki →