Where does “lumbotuko” come from?

lumbotuko (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-.

lumbotuko (Esperanto): loincloth

Definitions

  1. loincloth

Ancestry of “lumbotuko”, step by step

lumbotuko 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 lumbo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantolumboloin
2Latinlumbusloin; lumbar; genitals
3Proto-Italiclonðwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰwos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dōk →