Where does “łyk” come from?

łyk (Polish) comes from Polish łyko, from Proto-Slavic lyko, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lúnˀkan — bast.

łyk (Polish): gulp, sip, swig, swallow

Definitions

  1. gulp, sip, swig, swallow

Ancestry of “łyk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishłykophloem
2Proto-Slaviclykobast
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*lúnˀkanbast

Words derived from “łyk”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lúnˀkan →Every word from Proto-Slavic lyko →Every word from Polish łyko →
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