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Where does “raukijan” come from?

raukijan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic raukijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

raukijan (Proto-West Germanic): to cause smoke; to treat with smoke

Definitions

  1. to cause smoke; to treat with smoke

Ancestry of “raukijan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicraukijanąto smoke
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “raukijan”

  • Rauchbier
  • Raucherin
  • Nichtraucher
  • Passivrauchen
  • Raucher
  • rauchen
  • rouhhen
  • raachen
  • rōkian
  • röken
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