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Where does “suga” come from?

suga (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish sūgha, from Old Norse súga, from Proto-Germanic sūganą, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

suga (Swedish): carpet bugle, plants in the genus Ajuga; to suck;...

Definitions

  1. carpet bugle, plants in the genus Ajuga; to suck;...

Ancestry of “suga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsūgha—
2Old Norsesúgato suck
3Proto-Germanicsūganąto suck; to suckle
4Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “suga”

  • dammsugare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →