Where does “преподавателка” come from?
преподавателка (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.
преподавателка (Bulgarian): female teacher
Ancestry of “преподавателка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | -ка | feminine suffix |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ьka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ikaʔ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ikeh₂ | — |