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Where does “siunka” come from?

siunka (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse søkkva, from Proto-Germanic sinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- — to sink; to fall; to drop.

siunka (Old Swedish): to sink

Definitions

  1. to sink

Ancestry of “siunka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesøkkvato sink; to let sink
2Proto-Germanicsinkwanąto sink
3Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷ-to sink; to fall; to drop

Words derived from “siunka”

  • sjunka
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- →