Where does “дужка” come from?

дужка (Ukrainian) comes from Russian дуга́, from Old East Slavic дуга, from Proto-Slavic dǫga, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dangāˀ — cover.

дужка (Ukrainian): handle, bail of a bucket, kettle, etc

Definitions

  1. handle, bail of a bucket, kettle, etc

Ancestry of “дужка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдуга́arc
2Old East Slavicдугаrainbow
3Proto-Slavicdǫgaarc, arch; rainbow
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdangāˀcover
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dangāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dǫga →Every word from Old East Slavic дуга →