Where does “чајка” come from?

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

чајка (Macedonian): gull

Definitions

  1. gull

Ancestry of “чајка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčajьkagull
2Proto-Slavic-ьka—
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
4Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →Every word from Proto-Slavic čajьka →