Where does “чайка” come from?

чайка (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic čajьka, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

чайка (Bulgarian): seagull, seamew

Definitions

  1. seagull, seamew

Ancestry of “чайка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčajьkagull
2Proto-Slavic-ьka—
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
4Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →Every word from Proto-Slavic čajьka →