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Where does “banka” come from?

banka (Swedish) comes from Swedish -a, from Old Swedish -a, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

banka (Swedish): to knock hard; to repeatedly strike something...

Definitions

  1. to knock hard; to repeatedly strike something...

Ancestry of “banka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-aSuffix to mark that the corresponding noun is...
2Old Swedish-a
3Old Norse-aindicates negation; does not; Creates...
4Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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