Where does “я́щик” come from?

я́щик (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic аскъ, from Old Norse askr, from Old English ærn, from Proto-West Germanic raʀn, from Proto-Germanic razną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

я́щик (Russian): box

Definitions

  1. box

Ancestry of “я́щик”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicаскъbox
2Old Norseaskrash; wooden vessel or dish
3Old Englishærnhouse, habitation
4Proto-West Germanicraʀnhouse
5Proto-Germanicraznąhouse, dwelling
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Words derived from “я́щик”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic razną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic raʀn →
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