Where does “נוקען” come from?

נוקען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־קען, from Proto-Vietic -kac, from Proto-Slavic -kati, from Proto-Slavic bьlkъ!.

נוקען (Yiddish): to say nu

Definitions

  1. to say nu

Ancestry of “נוקען”, step by step

נוקען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ־קען

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־קעןSuffix added to onomatopoeia and other words to create a verb meaning "to make X sound" or "to say X"
2Proto-Vietic-kac—
3Proto-Slavic-katiCreates onomatopoeic verbs denoting an action of...
4Proto-Slavicbьlkъ!—

via Yiddish נו

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishנוnu?
Every word from Proto-Slavic bьlkъ! →Every word from Proto-Vietic -kac →Every word from Proto-Slavic -kati →