Where does “-iukas” come from?

-iukas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian -ùkas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ukos.

-iukas (Lithuanian): forms diminutives, usually from masculine nouns;...

Definitions

  1. forms diminutives, usually from masculine nouns;...

Ancestry of “-iukas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanian-ùkas—
2Proto-Balto-Slavic-ukos—

Words derived from “-iukas”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ukos →Every word from Lithuanian -ùkas →