Where does “alpakkalusikka” come from?

alpakkalusikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish lusikka, from Old East Slavic лъжька, from Proto-Slavic lyžьka, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

alpakkalusikka (Finnish): nickel silver spoon

Definitions

  1. nickel silver spoon

Ancestry of “alpakkalusikka”, step by step

alpakkalusikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lusikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlusikkaspoon
2Old East Slavicлъжькаspoon
3Proto-Slaviclyžьkaspoon
4Proto-Slavic-ьka—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
6Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

via Finnish alpakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalpakkaalpaca; nickel silver
2Swedishalpackaalpaca
3Germanalpakaalpaca (mammal)
4Spanishalpacaalpaca
5Aymaraallpaqaalpaca
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →Every word from Proto-Slavic lyžьka →