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Where does “becki” come from?

becki (Old High German) comes from Vulgar Latin baccinum, from Late Latin bacca — wine jug.

Ancestry of “becki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbaccinumwide bowl
2Late Latinbaccawine jug

Words derived from “becki”

  • Hafenbecken
  • Spülbecken
  • Schwimmbecken
  • Waschbecken
  • Fischbecken
  • Wasserbecken
  • Becken
  • becken
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