Where does “мяукать” come from?

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

мяукать (Russian): to meow, to mew

Definitions

  1. to meow, to mew

Ancestry of “мяукать”, 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 →