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Where does “hopealusikka” come from?

hopealusikka (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.

hopealusikka (Finnish): silver spoon

Definitions

  1. silver spoon

Ancestry of “hopealusikka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlusikkaspoon
2Old East Slavicлъжька—
3Proto-Slaviclyžьkaspoon
4Proto-Slavic-ьka—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
6Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →