Where does “vaskitsa” come from?

vaskitsa (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaski, from Proto-Finnic vaski, from Proto-Uralic waśke, from Proto-Tocharian wi̯äsā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂é-h₂us-o-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.

vaskitsa (Finnish): slowworm

Definitions

  1. slowworm

Ancestry of “vaskitsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaskicopper; bronze; in this sense still living in...
2Proto-Finnicvaskicopper
3Proto-Uralicwaśkea metal; copper, iron?
4Proto-Tocharianwi̯äsāgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂é-h₂us-o-glow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂é-h₂us-o- →Every word from Proto-Tocharian wi̯äsā →
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