Where does “kommunalka” come from?
kommunalka (English) comes from Russian коммуна́лка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.
kommunalka (English): A communal apartment in the former Soviet Union,...
Definitions
- A communal apartment in the former Soviet Union,...
Ancestry of “kommunalka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | коммуна́лка | kommunalka |
| 2 | Russian | -ка | now, just |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьka | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ikaʔ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ikeh₂ | — |