Where does “аукать” come from?

аукать (Russian) comes from Russian -кать, from Proto-Slavic -kati, from Proto-Slavic bьlkъ!.

аукать (Russian): to yell/shout out by shouting "ау"

Definitions

  1. to yell/shout out by shouting "ау"

Ancestry of “аукать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-катьSuffix used to create verbs denoting onomatopoeic...
2Proto-Slavic-katiCreates onomatopoeic verbs denoting an action of...
3Proto-Slavicbьlkъ!—
Every word from Proto-Slavic bьlkъ! →Every word from Russian -кать →Every word from Proto-Slavic -kati →