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Where does “falkô” come from?

falkô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

falkô (Proto-Germanic): falcon

Definitions

  1. falcon

Ancestry of “falkô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
2Slovincianpól—
3Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

Words derived from “falkô”

  • Turmfalke
  • Falke
  • Wanderfalke
  • Falk
  • valk
  • tornfalk
  • pilgrimsfalk
  • falk
  • falk
  • falk
  • falkeblikk
  • vandrefalk
  • falk
  • fealca
  • fálki
  • falkr
  • falki
  • valke
  • falco
  • Fallek
  • valke
  • falke
  • falko
  • falco
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