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Where does “voskovka” come from?

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

voskovka (Czech): wax crayon; honey plant, waxflower; honeywort

Definitions

  1. wax crayon; honey plant, waxflower; honeywort

Ancestry of “voskovka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-ovkaforms nouns from nouns
2Czech-kaAppended to words to create a feminine version of...
3Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
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