Where does “ласка” come from?

ласка (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic laska, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂s-.

ласка (Ukrainian): weasel mammal

Definitions

  1. weasel mammal

Ancestry of “ласка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclaskacaress
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂s-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Slavic laska →