Where does “macska” come from?
macska (Hungarian) comes from Proto-Slavic mačьka, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.
macska (Hungarian): cat
Ancestry of “macska”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | mačьka | cat |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ьka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ikaʔ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ikeh₂ | — |
Words derived from “macska”