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Where does “uk-” come from?

uk- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁uk-néw-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ewk- — to be accustomed; to become accustomed; be...

Ancestry of “uk-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁uk-néw-ti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ewk-to be accustomed; to become accustomed; be...

Words derived from “uk-”

  • przywyknąć
  • naviknuti
  • vyknǫti
  • yknǫti
  • wuknik
  • wuknuś
  • wuknica
  • wyknąć
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