Where does “mělčina” come from?

mělčina (Czech) comes from Middle English melky, from Proto-Slavic mělъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

mělčina (Czech): shallow (shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water)

Definitions

  1. shallow (shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water)

Ancestry of “mělčina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmelky—
2Proto-Slavicmělъkъsmall, little; shallow
3Proto-Slavic-ъkъForms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;...
4Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -kъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ →