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Where does “Jąkała” come from?

Jąkała (Polish) comes from Polish jąkać, from Proto-Slavic ękati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ink-.

Ancestry of “Jąkała”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishjąkaćto stammer, to stutter
2Proto-Slavicękatito moan
3Proto-Balto-Slavicink-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ink- →