Where does “törkkä” come from?

törkkä (Ingrian) comes from Russian тёрка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

törkkä (Ingrian): grater

Definitions

  1. grater

Ancestry of “törkkä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтёркаgrater; float; huller
2Russian-каnow, just
3Proto-Slavic-ьka
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂

Words derived from “törkkä

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂Every word from Russian -каEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ьka