Where does “lodka” come from?

lodka (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian loda, from Lower Sorbian lod, from Proto-Slavic lȇdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ledús, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-u-s, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ- — ice.

lodka (Lower Sorbian): Diminutive of loda

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of loda

Ancestry of “lodka”, step by step

lodka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lower Sorbian loda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianlodachest; shop, store; genitive singular of lod
2Lower Sorbianlodice
3Proto-Slaviclȇdъice
4Proto-Balto-Slavicledúswater in frozen form; ice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanledʰ-u-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanledʰ-ice

via Czech loď

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechloďship; vessel
2Old Czechlodíship
3Proto-Slavicoldīboat, vessel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-u-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ledús →