Where does “sinka” come from?
sinka (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic sinkwan, from Proto-Germanic sinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- — to sink; to fall; to drop.
Ancestry of “sinka”, step by step
sinka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic sinkwan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | sinkwan | to sink |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sinkwaną | to sink |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sengʷ- | to sink; to fall; to drop |
via Polish siny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | siny | grayish blue |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | siňь | blue, bluish, glaucous; gray-blue, gray |
Words derived from “sinka”