Where does “żółtko” come from?

żółtko (Polish) comes from Polish -ko, from Old Polish -ko, from Proto-Slavic -ъko.

żółtko (Polish): yolk

Definitions

  1. yolk

Ancestry of “żółtko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-koDiminutive suffix for neuter nouns
2Old Polish-kodiminutive suffix for neuter nouns; may cause various vowel shifts
3Proto-Slavic-ъko—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъko →Every word from Polish -ko →Every word from Old Polish -ko →
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