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Where does “dajkára” come from?

dajkára (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian dajka, from Proto-Slavic dojiti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

dajkára (Hungarian): sublative singular of dajka

Definitions

  1. sublative singular of dajka

Ancestry of “dajkára”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariandajkanurse, nanny, fostress; wet-nurse
2Proto-Slavicdojitito give milk; to milk
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
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