Where does “פּידקאָווע” come from?

פּידקאָווע (Yiddish) comes from Ukrainian підко́ва, from Proto-Slavic *podъkova — horseshoe.

Ancestry of “פּידקאָווע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпідко́ваhorseshoe
2Proto-Slavic*podъkovahorseshoe
Every word from Proto-Slavic *podъkova →Every word from Ukrainian підко́ва →
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