Where does “vadmacska” come from?

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

vadmacska (Hungarian): wildcat

Definitions

  1. wildcat

Ancestry of “vadmacska”, step by step

vadmacska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian macska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmacskacat
2Proto-Slavicmačьkacat
3Proto-Slavic-ьka—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

via Hungarian vád

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvádcharge, accusation, allegation; prosecution
2Hungarianvádolto accuse somebody

Words derived from “vadmacska”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →Every word from Proto-Slavic mačьka →