Where does “ло́жка” come from?
ло́жка (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic лъжька, from Proto-Slavic lyžьka, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.
ло́жка (Russian): spoon
Ancestry of “ло́жка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | лъжька | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | lyžьka | spoon |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьka | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ikaʔ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ikeh₂ | — |
Words derived from “ло́жка”