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Where does “ūkijā” come from?

ūkijā (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-West Germanic ūkā, from Proto-Indo-European wegʷ- — wet, moist.

Ancestry of “ūkijā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicūkātoad, fire-bellied toad
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwegʷ-wet, moist

Words derived from “ūkijā”

  • yce
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