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Where does “sukti” come from?

sukti (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European sewk-, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

sukti (Lithuanian): turn; cause to turn, rotate, revolve; circle,...

Definitions

  1. turn; cause to turn, rotate, revolve; circle,...

Ancestry of “sukti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansewk-to bend, turn; to suck
2Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
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