Where does “аукати” come from?

аукати (Ukrainian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -кати, from Proto-Slavic -kati, from Proto-Slavic bьlkъ!.

аукати (Ukrainian): to yell/shout out

Definitions

  1. to yell/shout out

Ancestry of “аукати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatian-катиSuffix that turns verbs into diminutives
2Proto-Slavic-katiCreates onomatopoeic verbs denoting an action of...
3Proto-Slavicbьlkъ!—
Every word from Proto-Slavic bьlkъ! →Every word from Proto-Slavic -kati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian -кати →