Where does “ikonka” come from?

ikonka (Polish) comes from Polish ikona, from Russian ико́на, from Greek εικόνα, from Ancient Greek εἰκών, from Proto-Indo-European weyk-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

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Ancestry of “ikonka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishikonaicon
2Russianико́наicon
3Greekεικόναpicture, image, painting, illustration, portrait;...
4Ancient Greekεἰκώνfigure, image, likeness, portrait; image in a...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyk-Every word from Ancient Greek εἰκών