Where does “замка” come from?

замка (Russian) comes from Russian замо́к, from Polish zamek, from Middle High German slōz, from Old High German sloz, from Proto-Germanic slutą.

замка (Russian): genitive singular of за́мок; genitive singular of...

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of за́мок; genitive singular of...

Ancestry of “замка”, step by step

замка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian замо́к

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзамо́кcastle
2Polishzameklock; zip fastener, zipper, zip; castle
3Middle High Germanslōz—
4Old High Germansloz—
5Proto-Germanicslutą—

via Russian за́мок

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianза́мокcastle

Words derived from “замка”

Every word from Proto-Germanic slutą →Every word from Old High German sloz →Every word from Middle High German slōz →