Where does “цимерка” come from?

цимерка (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

цимерка (Macedonian): female roommate

Definitions

  1. female roommate

Ancestry of “цимерка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonian-ка
2Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
3Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kosEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ъkaEvery word from Macedonian -ка