Where does “petrolejka” come from?

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

petrolejka (Czech): kerosene lamp

Definitions

  1. kerosene lamp

Ancestry of “petrolejka”, 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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Czech -ka →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъka →