ku̯ak-

ku̯ak-
    ku̯ak-
    English meaning: croaking, quacking
    Deutsche Übersetzung: Einzelsprachliche Nachahmungen of Froschlautes and Entengeschnatters
    Material: Gk. κοάξ “of Quaken of frog”, Lat. coaxare “quaken” (probably Nachbildung from κοάξ), dt. quack, quacken “from Fröschen; chatter (duck) etc.”, Swe. dial. kvaka “ chatter wieeine duck “, O.Ice. kvaka “chirp, twitter”, Russ. kvákatь “quaken”, under likewise Maybe Alb. (*ku̯ak) kuak “croak”
    References: WP. I 468.

Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary. 2015.

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