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Where does “sikʷ-” come from?

sikʷ- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

Ancestry of “sikʷ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
2Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

Words derived from “sikʷ-”

  • сцать
  • ссать
  • szczawa
  • szczać
  • scati
  • chcát
  • sьcati
  • sьčava
  • sьkati
  • šťať
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