Where does “zakuska” come from?

zakuska (English) comes from Russian заку́ска, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

zakuska (English): An assortment of hors d’oeuvres

Definitions

  1. An assortment of hors d’oeuvres

Ancestry of “zakuska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзаку́скаappetizer
2Russian-каnow, just
3Proto-Slavic-ьka—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Russian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →