Where does “tьkva” come from?

tьkva (Ingrian) comes from Russian тыква, from Old East Slavic тꙑкꙑ, from Proto-Slavic tyky — pumpkin, gourd.

tьkva (Ingrian): pumpkin

Definitions

  1. pumpkin

Ancestry of “tьkva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтыкваpumpkin, cucurbit; gourd; head
2Old East Slavicтꙑкꙑgourd
3Proto-Slavictykypumpkin, gourd
Every word from Proto-Slavic tyky →Every word from Old East Slavic тꙑкꙑ →Every word from Russian тыква →