Where does “pellovaskaaska” come from?

pellovaskaaska (Ingrian) comes from Votic kaaska, from Russian ска́зка, from Russian сказа́ть, from Russian каза́ть, from Proto-Slavic kāzàti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

pellovaskaaska (Ingrian): A story whose events occur in a place where linen is made

Definitions

  1. A story whose events occur in a place where linen is made

Ancestry of “pellovaskaaska”, step by step

pellovaskaaska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Votic kaaska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Votickaaskatale, legend
2Russianска́зкаfairy tale
3Russianсказа́тьto say, to tell
4Russianказа́тьto show
5Proto-Slavickāzàtito show
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

via Ingrian pellovas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpellovasflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kāzàti →