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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

Definitions

  1. schoolgirl

Ancestry of “wuknica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianwuknuśto learn
2Proto-Slavicvyknǫtito acclimate, to habituate; to shout out
3Proto-Slavicyknǫti—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicuk-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁uk-néw-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ewk-to be accustomed; to become accustomed; be...
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