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Where does “putuskaq” come from?

putuskaq (Yup'ik) comes from Russian поду́шка, from Old East Slavic подушька, from Proto-Slavic podušьka.

putuskaq (Yup'ik): pillow, cushion

Definitions

  1. pillow, cushion

Ancestry of “putuskaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподу́шкаcushion
2Old East Slavicподушька—
3Proto-Slavicpodušьka—
Every word from Proto-Slavic podušьka →