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Where does “yōk-” come from?

yōk- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

Ancestry of “yōk-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

Words derived from “yōk-”

  • joki
  • joks
  • yuok-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →