Where does “абхазка” come from?
абхазка (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian абха́зец, from Bulgarian -ец, from Old Church Slavonic -ьць, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “абхазка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | абха́зец | male Abkhazian a man from Abkhazia or of Abkhazian descent |
| 2 | Bulgarian | -ец | Forms diminutives of masculine nouns |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | -ьць | diminutive, small |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьcь | Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 5 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |