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Where does “-ówka” come from?

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

-ówka (Polish): Forms feminine nouns; often shortenings of...

Definitions

  1. Forms feminine nouns; often shortenings of...

Ancestry of “-ówka”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-ówka”

  • zubrowka
  • surówka
  • lokówka
  • parapetówka
  • cegłówka
  • planszówka
  • taksówka
  • grochówka
  • piołunówka
  • łapówka
  • kilometrówka
  • budżetówka
  • skrzydłówka
  • literówka
  • czasówka
  • świetlówka
  • gazetówka
  • wizytówka
  • szarówka
  • kartkówka
  • jeżówka
  • ciężarówka
  • siatkówka
  • drożdżówka
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