Where does “лодыжка” come from?

лодыжка (Russian) comes from Russian лодыга, from Proto-Slavic oldyga — stalk.

лодыжка (Russian): ankle

Definitions

  1. ankle

Ancestry of “лодыжка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлодыга—
2Proto-Slavicoldygastalk
Every word from Proto-Slavic oldyga →Every word from Russian лодыга →
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