Where does “èc entak” come from?

èc entak (Semai) comes from Manx ec, from Polish od, from Old Polish od, from Proto-Slavic otъ, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

èc entak (Semai): earwax

Definitions

  1. earwax

Ancestry of “èc entak”, step by step

èc entak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Manx ec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxecat
2Polishodfrom; since; for
3Old Polishodindicates the beginning of an action has lasted; since, from, for
4Proto-Slavicotъfrom, away from; originating from, starting from...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Semai entak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Semaientak—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁é →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éti →