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Where does “deska” come from?

deska (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic dъska, from Proto-Germanic diskuz, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

deska (Polish): board; plank; skateboard, snowboard, surfboard or...

Definitions

  1. board; plank; skateboard, snowboard, surfboard or...

Ancestry of “deska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdъskaboard, plank
2Proto-Germanicdiskuztable; dish; bowl
3Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
4Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
5Proto-Italicdikskō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
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