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.
Ancestry of “ковшь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lithuanian | káušas | ladle, dipper, big spoon |
| 2 | Lithuanian | káuti | to slay; to smite; to hew, to beat, to murder |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | káuˀtei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kowh₂- | to beat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kewh₂- | to hit, to strike; to forge |
Words derived from “ковшь”