Where does “studentka” come from?
studentka (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian student, from Latin studens, from Latin studere, from Latin studeo, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.
studentka (Lower Sorbian): female student
Ancestry of “studentka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lower Sorbian | student | student |
| 2 | Latin | studens | dedicating myself , directing my efforts or... |
| 3 | Latin | studere | present active infinitive of studeō; to care... |
| 4 | Latin | studeo | I dedicate myself , direct my efforts or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |