Where does “лыко” come from?
лыко (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic лꙑко, from Proto-Slavic lyko, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lúnˀkan.
лыко (Russian): bast; yarn, rope, or geotextile made of bast...
Definitions
- bast; yarn, rope, or geotextile made of bast...
Ancestry of “лыко”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | лꙑко | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | lyko | bast |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *lúnˀkan | — |