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Where does “wuknuś” come from?

wuknuś (Lower Sorbian) comes 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...

wuknuś (Lower Sorbian): to learn

Definitions

  1. to learn

Ancestry of “wuknuś”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wuknuś”

  • wuknik
  • wuknica
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