Where does “luzik” come from?

luzik (Veps) comes from Old East Slavic лъжька, from Proto-Slavic lyžьka, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

luzik (Veps): spoon

Definitions

  1. spoon

Ancestry of “luzik”, step by step

luzik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old East Slavic лъжька

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicлъжькаspoon
2Proto-Slaviclyžьkaspoon
3Proto-Slavic-ьka
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂

via Polish luz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishluzspacious place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьkaEvery word from Proto-Slavic lyžьka