Where does “soktu” come from?
soktu (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch zucht, from Middle Dutch suchte, from Old Dutch suhti, from Proto-Germanic suhtiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
soktu (Sranan Tongo): sigh
Ancestry of “soktu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | zucht | sigh; longing, desire; a pathological desire or... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | suchte | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | suhti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | suhtiz | sickness |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |