Where does “röka” come from?
röka (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish rø̄kia, from Old Norse reykja, from Proto-Germanic raukijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
röka (Swedish): to smoke; to inhale the smoke of burning tobacco;...
Definitions
- to smoke; to inhale the smoke of burning tobacco;...
Ancestry of “röka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | rø̄kia | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | reykja | to smoke |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | raukijaną | to smoke |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “röka”