Where does “ковшь” come from?

ковшь (Old East Slavic) comes from Lithuanian káušas, from Lithuanian káuti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic káuˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kowh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- — to hit, to strike; to forge.

ковшь (Old East Slavic): scoop, dipper, ladle

Definitions

  1. scoop, dipper, ladle

Ancestry of “ковшь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniankáušasladle, dipper, big spoon
2Lithuaniankáutito slay; to smite; to hew, to beat, to murder
3Proto-Balto-Slavickáuˀtei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankowh₂-to beat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankewh₂-to hit, to strike; to forge

Words derived from “ковшь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kowh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic káuˀtei →