Where does “dunka” come from?

dunka (Swedish) comes from Old Norse dengja, from Proto-Germanic dangijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

dunka (Swedish): to thump, to pound

Definitions

  1. to thump, to pound

Ancestry of “dunka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedengjato beat, to hammer; to sharpen by hammering
2Proto-Germanicdangijanąto beat, hit
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “dunka”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →