Where does “vadmacskájuk” come from?

vadmacskájuk (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vadmacska, from Hungarian macska, from Proto-Slavic mačьka, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

Ancestry of “vadmacskájuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvadmacskawildcat
2Hungarianmacskacat
3Proto-Slavicmačьkacat
4Proto-Slavic-ьka
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ
6Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьkaEvery word from Proto-Slavic mačьka
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