Where does “ковш” come from?

ковш (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic ковшь, from Lithuanian káušas, from Lithuanian káuti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic káuˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kowh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- — to hit, to strike; to forge.

ковш (Russian): scoop, dipper, ladle; bucket

Definitions

  1. scoop, dipper, ladle; bucket

Ancestry of “ковш”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicковшьscoop, dipper, ladle
2Lithuaniankáušasladle, dipper, big spoon
3Lithuaniankáutito slay; to smite; to hew, to beat, to murder
4Proto-Balto-Slavickáuˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankowh₂-to beat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankewh₂-to hit, to strike; to forge

Words derived from “ковш”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kowh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic káuˀtei →