Where does “pükavan” come from?
pükavan (Volapük) comes from Volapük pükav, from Volapük pük, from English speak, from Middle English speke, from Old English specan, from Old English sprecan, from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan, from Proto-Germanic sprekaną — to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,...
pükavan (Volapük): linguist
Definitions
- linguist
Ancestry of “pükavan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | pükav | linguistics; branch of linguistics, subfield of... |
| 2 | Volapük | pük | language |
| 3 | English | speak | To communicate with one's voice, to say words out... |
| 4 | Middle English | speke | — |
| 5 | Old English | specan | Alternative form of sprecan; to speak |
| 6 | Old English | sprecan | to speak, talk |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *sprekan | to speak |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sprekaną | to speak, to make a noise |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | spreg- | to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,... |