Where does “luuskaaq” come from?

luuskaaq (Yup'ik) comes from Russian ло́жка, from Old East Slavic лъжька, from Proto-Slavic lyžьka, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

luuskaaq (Yup'ik): spoon

Definitions

  1. spoon

Ancestry of “luuskaaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianло́жкаspoon
2Old East Slavicлъжькаspoon
3Proto-Slaviclyžьkaspoon
4Proto-Slavic-ьka
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ
6Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьkaEvery word from Proto-Slavic lyžьka
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