Where does “щепотка” come from?
щепотка (Russian) comes from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.
щепотка (Russian): pinch; the first three fingers held together
Definitions
- pinch; the first three fingers held together
Ancestry of “щепотка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | -ка | now, just |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ьka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ikaʔ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ikeh₂ | — |