Where does “łapaczka” come from?

łapaczka (Polish) comes from Polish -ka, from Old Polish -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

łapaczka (Polish): manhunt for bandits or runaway recruits

Definitions

  1. manhunt for bandits or runaway recruits

Ancestry of “łapaczka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-kafeminine noun suffix; diminutive noun suffix;...
2Old Polish-kafeminine noun suffix
3Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Polish -ka →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъka →
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