Where does “huka” come from?

huka (Swedish) comes from Old Norse húka, from Proto-Germanic *hūkan-, from Proto-Germanic *hūkkan-, from Proto-Germanic *huk(k)ōn-, from Proto-Indo-European *kuk-néh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

huka (Swedish): to go down into or be in a (half) sitting position; to squat, to crouch

Definitions

  1. to go down into or be in a (half) sitting position; to squat, to crouch

Ancestry of “huka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehúkato squat
2Proto-Germanic*hūkan-—
3Proto-Germanic*hūkkan-—
4Proto-Germanic*huk(k)ōn-—
5Proto-Indo-European*kuk-néh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

Words derived from “huka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kuk-néh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *huk(k)ōn- →