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Where does “szkatułka” come from?

szkatułka (Polish) comes from Polish szkatuła, from Italian scatola, from Latin castula, from Latin castus, from Latin careō, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

szkatułka (Polish): Diminutive of szkatuła

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of szkatuła

Ancestry of “szkatułka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszkatułasmall chest used to store valuables; coffer,...
2Italianscatolabox; tin, can
3LatincastulaA kind of petticoat used by women
4Latincastusmorally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from...
5Latincareō—
6Proto-Italickazēōto lack
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “szkatułka”

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