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Where does “wōks” come from?

wōks (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

wōks (Proto-Italic): voice

Definitions

  1. voice

Ancestry of “wōks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “wōks”

  • voice
  • voicing
  • voiceless
  • vociferous
  • vociferously
  • voicemail
  • vociferation
  • vocoder
  • vociferate
  • voicelessness
  • photovoice
  • voiceful
  • voiceprint
  • voicelessly
  • voicer
  • voicebox
  • vociferousness
  • voiceband
  • undervoice
  • voicy
  • revoice
  • devoice
  • nonvoice
  • vocule
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