Where does “шкатулка” come from?
шкатулка (Ukrainian) comes from Polish szkatułka, from Polish szkatuła, from Italian scatola, from Latin castula, from Latin castus, from Latin careō, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
шкатулка (Ukrainian): casket, box, case, jewel-box
Definitions
- casket, box, case, jewel-box
Ancestry of “шкатулка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | szkatułka | Diminutive of szkatuła |
| 2 | Polish | szkatuła | small chest used to store valuables; coffer,... |
| 3 | Italian | scatola | box; tin, can |
| 4 | Latin | castula | A kind of petticoat used by women |
| 5 | Latin | castus | morally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from... |
| 6 | Latin | careō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kazēō | to lack |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |