Where does “-ovka” come from?

-ovka (Czech) comes from Czech -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

-ovka (Czech): forms nouns from nouns

Definitions

  1. forms nouns from nouns

Ancestry of “-ovka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-kaAppended to words to create a feminine version of...
2Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
3Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “-ovka”

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