Where does “ponožka” come from?

ponožka (Slovak) comes from Slovak noha, from Old Slovak noha, from Proto-Slavic nogà, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

ponožka (Slovak): sock covering for the foot

Definitions

  1. sock covering for the foot

Ancestry of “ponožka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaknohaa lower limb of a living being used for walking...
2Old Slovaknohafoot; leg
3Proto-Slavicnogàfoot, leg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nogà →Every word from Old Slovak noha →