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Where does “sūgha” come from?

sūgha (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse súga, from Proto-Germanic sūganą, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Ancestry of “sūgha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesúgato suck
2Proto-Germanicsūganąto suck; to suckle
3Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
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