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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

  1. bast; yarn, rope, or geotextile made of bast...

Ancestry of “лыко”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicлꙑко—
2Proto-Slaviclykobast
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*lúnˀkan—
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