Where does “sokra” come from?
sokra (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sók, from English soak, from Middle English soken, from Old English socian, from Proto-Germanic sukōną, from Proto-Germanic sūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
sokra (Hungarian): sublative singular of sok
Definitions
- sublative singular of sok
Ancestry of “sokra”, step by step
sokra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian sók
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sók | nominative plural of só |
| 2 | English | soak | To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in... |
| 3 | Middle English | soken | Alternative form of souken |
| 4 | Old English | socian | to soak, steep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sukōną | to soak |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sūkaną | to suck; to suckle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |