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
Ancestry of “lodka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lower Sorbian | loda | chest; shop, store; genitive singular of lod |
| 2 | Lower Sorbian | lod | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | lȇdъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ledús | water in frozen form; ice |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ledʰ-u-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ledʰ- | ice |