Where does “czajka” come from?

czajka (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic čajьka, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

czajka (Old Polish): northern lapwing

Definitions

  1. northern lapwing

Ancestry of “czajka”, step by step

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

Words derived from “czajka”

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