Where does “zabijačka” come from?
zabijačka (Czech) comes from Czech zabiják, from Czech -ák, from Proto-Slavic sъsàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic suś-, from Proto-Indo-European sewk-, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.
zabijačka (Czech): pig slaughtering
Definitions
- pig slaughtering
Ancestry of “zabijačka”, step by step
zabijačka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech zabiják
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | zabiják | killer |
| 2 | Czech | -ák | grader; from nouns forms nouns that indicate the... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sъsàti | to suck |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | suś- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sewk- | to bend, turn; to suck |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₁- | to press, push |
via Czech ká
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | ká | The name of the Latin-script letter K; regrets |