Where does “Rybka” come from?

Rybka (English) comes from Russian рыбка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

Ancestry of “Rybka”, step by step

Rybka traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian рыбка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianрыбкаsmall fish, fishy
2Russian-каnow, just
3Proto-Slavic-ьka—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

via Ukrainian рибка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianрибкаlittle fish, fishy
2Ukrainianрибаfish
3Proto-Slavicrybafish
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰu-fish

via Czech rybka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechrybkaDiminutive of ryba
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Russian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →