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Where does “шкатулочка” come from?

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

шкатулочка (Russian): Diminutive of шкату́лка

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  1. Diminutive of шкату́лка

Ancestry of “шкатулочка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianшкату́лка—
2PolishszkatułkaDiminutive of szkatuła
3Polishszkatułasmall chest used to store valuables; coffer,...
4Italianscatolabox; tin, can
5LatincastulaA kind of petticoat used by women
6Latincastusmorally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from...
7Latincareō—
8Proto-Italickazēōto lack
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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