Where does “алъкати” come from?
алъкати (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic olkati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic alˀk-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁olHk-.
алъкати (Old Church Slavonic): to starve
Ancestry of “алъкати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | olkati | to be hungry |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | alˀk- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁olHk- | — |