Where does “starostka” come from?

starostka (Czech) comes from Czech starosta, from Old Czech starosta.

starostka (Czech): female mayor

Definitions

  1. female mayor

Ancestry of “starostka”, step by step

starostka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech starosta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechstarostamayor
2Old Czechstarosta—

via Czech ká

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechkáThe name of the Latin-script letter K; regrets
Every word from Old Czech starosta →Every word from Czech starosta →
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