Where does “-ца” come from?

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

Ancestry of “-ца”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ьcaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deverbal , forms...
2Proto-Slavic-ьka—
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
4Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

Words derived from “-ца”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →