Where does “łyżka” come from?

łyżka (Silesian) comes from Old Polish łyżka, from Proto-Slavic lyžьka, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

łyżka (Silesian): spoon

Definitions

  1. spoon

Ancestry of “łyżka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishłyżkaspoon
2Proto-Slaviclyžьkaspoon
3Proto-Slavic-ьka—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →Every word from Proto-Slavic lyžьka →