Where does “suk-” come from?

suk- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

suk- (Proto-Indo-European): to suck

Definitions

  1. to suck

Ancestry of “suk-”, step by step

suk- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European sew-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

via Proto-Indo-European su-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansu-good; pig; juice, moisture; to press juice; to...

Words derived from “suk-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew-