Where does “světluška” come from?

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

světluška (Czech): firefly, lightning bug

Definitions

  1. firefly, lightning bug

Ancestry of “světluška”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-uška—
2Czech-kaAppended to words to create a feminine version of...
3Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Czech -ka →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъka →