Where does “алкати” come from?

алкати (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic olkati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic alˀk-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁olHk-.

алкати (Old Church Slavonic): to starve

Definitions

  1. to starve

Ancestry of “алкати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicolkatito be hungry
2Proto-Balto-Slavicalˀk-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁olHk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁olHk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic alˀk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic olkati →