Where does “киншка” come from?

киншка (Chechen) comes from Russian кни́жка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

киншка (Chechen): book

Definitions

  1. book

Ancestry of “киншка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкни́жкаbook, booklet
2Russian-каnow, just
3Proto-Slavic-ьka—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Russian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →