Where does “イクラ” come from?
イクラ (Japanese) comes from Russian икра́, from Old East Slavic икра, from Proto-Slavic jьkrā, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ikrā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.
イクラ (Japanese): salmon roe, salmon eggs
Ancestry of “イクラ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | икра́ | fish eggs, caviar |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | икра | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | jьkrā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *ikrā́ˀ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyékʷr̥ | liver |