Where does “falkō” come from?

falkō (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic falkô, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

falkō (Proto-West Germanic): falcon

Definitions

  1. falcon

Ancestry of “falkō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfalkôfalcon
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
3Slovincianpólhalf
4Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

Words derived from “falkō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic polъ →Every word from Slovincian pól →
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