Where does “-ca” come from?

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

-ca (Polish): Forms agent nouns

Definitions

  1. Forms agent nouns

Ancestry of “-ca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polish-caforms agent nouns
2Proto-Slavic-ьcaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deverbal , forms...
3Proto-Slavic-ьka—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

Words derived from “-ca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →