Where does “dowódca” come from?

dowódca (Kashubian) comes from Kashubian -ca, from Proto-Slavic -ьca, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

dowódca (Kashubian): commander, commanding officer, leader

Definitions

  1. commander, commanding officer, leader

Ancestry of “dowódca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kashubian-caforms agent nouns
2Proto-Slavic-ьcaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deverbal , forms...
3Proto-Slavic-ьka—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →Every word from Kashubian -ca →