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Where does “-ko” come from?

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

-ko (Polish): Diminutive suffix for neuter nouns

Definitions

  1. Diminutive suffix for neuter nouns

Ancestry of “-ko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polish-ko—
2Proto-Slavic-ъko—

Words derived from “-ko”

  • Żytko
  • ciastko
  • jabło
  • gniazdko
  • żelazko
  • czółenko
  • sitko
  • skrzydełko
  • udko
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъko →