Where does “-atka” come from?

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

-atka (Polish): forms feminine nouns denoting a specific feature; often used for taxonomic names

Definitions

  1. forms feminine nouns denoting a specific feature; often used for taxonomic names

Ancestry of “-atka”, 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...

Words derived from “-atka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Polish -ka →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъka →
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