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

wildcat

Ancestry of “vadmacska”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hungarian	macska	cat
2	Proto-Slavic	mačьka	cat
3	Proto-Slavic	-ьka	—
4	Proto-Balto-Slavic	-ikaʔ	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	-ikeh₂	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →

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