Etymology Explorer › Old Polish

Where does “łyżka” come from?

łyżka (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic lyžьka, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

Ancestry of “łyżka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclyžьkaspoon
2Proto-Slavic-ьka—
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
4Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

Words derived from “łyżka”

  • łyżka
  • łyżeczka
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →