Where does “sænkia” come from?

sænkia (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse sænkva, from Proto-Germanic sankwijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

sænkia (Old Swedish): to cause to sink

Definitions

  1. to cause to sink

Ancestry of “sænkia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesænkva—
2Proto-Germanicsankwijanąto cause to sink
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “sænkia”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →