Where does “girlchik” come from?

girlchik (English) comes from English boychik, from Yiddish בויטשיק, from Russian ма́льчик, from Russian -и́к, from Latin -icum, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός — -y, -ic.

girlchik (English): Term of endearment for a girl or woman

Definitions

  1. Term of endearment for a girl or woman

Ancestry of “girlchik”, step by step

girlchik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English boychik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboychikTerm of endearment for a young boy, or a young man
2Yiddishבויטשיקa young boy
3Russianма́льчикboy
4Russian-и́кer, -or, -ant, -ic, -ist
5Latin-icumnominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative...
6Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
7Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
8Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
9Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via English Girl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGirlA Chinese constellation located near Aquarius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the Black Turtle
2Middle EnglishgirleAlternative form of gerle
3Old Englishgyreleyoung person
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Latin -icus