Where does “мачка” come from?

мачка (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic mačьka, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

мачка (Macedonian): cat; to smear, spread, anoint

Definitions

  1. cat; to smear, spread, anoint

Ancestry of “мачка”, step by step

мачка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic mačьka

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

via Proto-Slavic mačьkati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmačьkati—

Words derived from “мачка”

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