Where does “tablotuko” come from?

tablotuko (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-.

tablotuko (Esperanto): tablecloth

Definitions

  1. tablecloth

Ancestry of “tablotuko”, step by step

tablotuko 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 tablo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantotablotable
2EnglishtableFurniture with a top surface to accommodate a...
3Middle EnglishtableA table; A level writing surface; Any level...
4Old Frenchtabletable
5Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
6Proto-Italic*taðlāboard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwōg- →