Where does “wuknica” come from?
wuknica (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian wuknuś, from Proto-Slavic vyknǫti, from Proto-Slavic yknǫti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uk-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁uk-néw-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ewk- — to be accustomed; to become accustomed; be...
wuknica (Lower Sorbian): schoolgirl
Ancestry of “wuknica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lower Sorbian | wuknuś | to learn |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vyknǫti | to acclimate, to habituate; to shout out |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | yknǫti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | uk- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁uk-néw-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ewk- | to be accustomed; to become accustomed; be... |