Where does “ёкать” come from?

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

ёкать (Russian): to skip a beat; to make a sound like a hiccup

Definitions

  1. to skip a beat; to make a sound like a hiccup

Ancestry of “ёкать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-катьSuffix used to create verbs denoting onomatopoeic...
2Proto-Slavic-katiCreates onomatopoeic verbs denoting an action of...
3Proto-Slavicbьlkъ!—

Words derived from “ёкать”

Every word from Proto-Slavic bьlkъ! →Every word from Russian -кать →Every word from Proto-Slavic -kati →
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