Where does “sok” come from?
sok (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic sǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sakás, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
sok (Old Polish): slanderer, calumniator
Ancestry of “sok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | sǫkъ | bough; knot in wood; splinter |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | sakás | juice of plants |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |