Where does “lavtuko” come from?

lavtuko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto tuko, from Yiddish טוך, from Middle High German tuoch, from Old High German tuoh, from Proto-West Germanic dōk, from Proto-Germanic dōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwōg-.

lavtuko (Esperanto): washcloth

Definitions

  1. washcloth

Ancestry of “lavtuko”, step by step

lavtuko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto tuko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantotukocloth
2Yiddishטוךcloth
3Middle High Germantuoch—
4Old High Germantuoh—
5Proto-West Germanicdōkcloth, rag
6Proto-Germanicdōkazcloth, rag
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwōg-—

via Esperanto lavi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantolavito wash, to launder
2Frenchlaverto wash; to wash oneself
3Old Frenchlaverto wash; to get washed
4Latinlavōto wash, bathe
5Proto-Italiclawaō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dōk →
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