Where does “eyka” come from?

eyka (Faroese) comes from Old Norse auka, from Proto-Germanic aukaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

eyka (Faroese): to increase; to add; extra

Definitions

  1. to increase; to add; extra

Ancestry of “eyka”, step by step

eyka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse auka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseaukato augment, increase; to add; to surpass, exceed
2Proto-Germanicaukanąto increase, to grow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

via Proto-Turkic ay-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicay-to say

Words derived from “eyka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →