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Where does “сок” come from?

сок (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic sǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sakás, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

сок (Serbo-Croatian): juice

Definitions

  1. juice

Ancestry of “сок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsǫkъbough; knot in wood; splinter
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsakásjuice of plants
3Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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