Where does “šulkkusukka” come from?

šulkkusukka (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian sukka, from Proto-Finnic sukka, from Proto-Germanic sukkaz, from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.

šulkkusukka (Ingrian): silk stocking

Definitions

  1. silk stocking

Ancestry of “šulkkusukka”, step by step

šulkkusukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian sukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansukkasock; stocking
2Proto-Finnicsukkasock, stocking
3Proto-Germanicsukkazlight footwear; sock
4Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
5Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe

via Ingrian šulkku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianšulkkusilk
Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχοςEvery word from Latin soccusEvery word from Proto-Germanic sukkaz