köken: From *tik(k)ä (“steep(ly), vertical(ly)”), an adverbial form derived from Proto-Turkic *dik- (“to plant vertically”). Cognate with Kazakh тіке (tıke, “steep, vertical”), Kyrgyz тике (tike, “steeply, vertically”), Uzbek tikka (“steep, vertical”), Uyghur تىككە (tikke, “vertical”). Also compare Azerbaijani dik (“steep”), Turkmen dik (“steep”), Kumyk тик (tik, “steep”), Uyghur تىك (tik, “vertical”).
köken: From Old Norse brantr, (West Norse brattr), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“project”), related to Old English brant (“steep”), Latvian bruôds (“roof ridge”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic brattur, Danish brat, Norwegian Bokmål bratt, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent).
köken: Inherited from Old Polish kaczka, from Proto-Slavic *kačьka, a West Slavic innovation of onomatopoeic origin (for the duck's cry, compare English quack for a similar formation) which replaced Proto-Slavic *ǫtь (“duck”) in West Slavic. Cognates include Czech kachna, kačka, and Slovak kačka, kačica.
aile: kaczka dziennikarska, puszczać kaczki, spływać jak po kaczce
to dive, to do scuba diving (to swim under water; indicates a frequent activity) · to work as a diver · to dive, explore (to research or go deeply into a subject)