Where does “pricka” come from?

pricka (Swedish) comes from Swedish prick, from Middle Low German pricken, from Old Saxon *prikkian, from Proto-Germanic prikjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

pricka (Swedish): to hit; to give a remark or warning; to put one...

Definitions

  1. to hit; to give a remark or warning; to put one...

Ancestry of “pricka”, step by step

pricka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish prick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishprickexactly, sharp, on the spot; a dot, small spot; a...
2Middle Low Germanprickento prick
3Old Saxon*prikkian
4Proto-Germanicprikjanąto stick; prick
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via Swedish a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishafrom
2Swedishavloppa drain; sewage
3Swedishloppa race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English)
4Swedishlöpato run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly...
5Old Swedishløpato run
6Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
7Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
8Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-

Words derived from “pricka

Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti