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Where does “wucabnik” come from?

wucabnik (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian wucyś, from Proto-Slavic učiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic auˀkīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁owk-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ewk- — to be accustomed; to become accustomed; be...

wucabnik (Lower Sorbian): teacher

Definitions

  1. teacher

Ancestry of “wucabnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianwucyśto teach
2Proto-Slavicučitito teach
3Proto-Balto-Slavicauˀkīˀtei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁owk-éye-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ewk-to be accustomed; to become accustomed; be...
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