Where does “świerczeć” come from?

świerczeć (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic (s)kvьrčěti, from Proto-Slavic -kati, from Proto-Slavic bьlkъ!.

świerczeć (Polish): to frizzle, to sizzle

Definitions

  1. to frizzle, to sizzle

Ancestry of “świerczeć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic(s)kvьrčětito squeak
2Proto-Slavic-katiCreates onomatopoeic verbs denoting an action of...
3Proto-Slavicbьlkъ!
Every word from Proto-Slavic bьlkъ!Every word from Proto-Slavic -katiEvery word from Proto-Slavic (s)kvьrčěti
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