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Where does “lampankatuz” come from?

lampankatuz (Veps) comes from Veps katuz, from Veps katta, from Proto-Finnic kattadak, from Proto-Finnic kanci, from Czech -í, from Old Czech -í, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

lampankatuz (Veps): lampshade

Definitions

  1. lampshade

Ancestry of “lampankatuz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepskatuzroof; cover
2Vepskattato cover; to roof
3Proto-Finnickattadakto cover; to roof
4Proto-Finnickancicover, lid
5Czech-íForming attributive adjectives from nouns,...
6Old Czech-í—
7Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
9Proto-Finnicwiša—
10Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
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