Where does “црвеноперка” come from?

црвеноперка (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian перка, from Bulgarian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

црвеноперка (Macedonian): rudd; roach

Definitions

  1. rudd; roach

Ancestry of “црвеноперка”, step by step

црвеноперка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Macedonian перка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianперкаfin
2Bulgarian-каfeminine suffix
3Proto-Slavic-ьka
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂

via Macedonian црвена

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianцрвенаred; gules
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂Every word from Bulgarian -каEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ьka