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Where does “suka” come from?

suka (Latvian) comes from Russian су́ка, from Proto-Slavic suka, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

suka (Latvian): brush; bitch

Definitions

  1. brush; bitch

Ancestry of “suka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсу́ка—
2Proto-Slavicsukabitch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

Words derived from “suka”

  • suku
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →