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Where does “Kafka” come from?

Kafka (German) comes from German Kavka, from Proto-Slavic kavъka — jackdaw.

Ancestry of “Kafka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKavkajackdaw
2Proto-Slavickavъkajackdaw

Words derived from “Kafka”

  • Kafka
  • Kafkaesque
  • Kafkian
  • Kafkaism
  • Kafkaesquely
  • Kafkatrap
  • Kafkaesqueness
  • kafkaesk
Every word from Proto-Slavic kavъka →