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Where does “sankwijaną” come from?

sankwijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

sankwijaną (Proto-Germanic): to cause to sink

Definitions

  1. to cause to sink

Ancestry of “sankwijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
2Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
4Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “sankwijaną”

  • Senkkasten
  • senken
  • Senkung
  • Absenkung
  • absenken
  • senkrecht
  • sänka
  • sjunka
  • synke
  • senke
  • nedsenkbar
  • senka
  • sokke
  • søkkja
  • søkka
  • sökkva
  • sænkva
  • søkkva
  • senken
  • senken
  • søkkja
  • søkka
  • senkian
  • senken
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