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Where does “шкату́лка” come from?

шкату́лка (Russian) comes from Polish szkatułka, from Polish szkatuła, from Italian scatola, from Latin castula, from Latin castus, from Latin careō, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Ancestry of “шкату́лка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishszkatułkaDiminutive of szkatuła
2Polishszkatułasmall chest used to store valuables; coffer,...
3Italianscatolabox; tin, can
4LatincastulaA kind of petticoat used by women
5Latincastusmorally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from...
6Latincareō—
7Proto-Italickazēōto lack
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “шкату́лка”

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