Where does “Czajka” come from?

Czajka (Polish) comes from Old Polish czajka, from Proto-Slavic čajьka, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

Czajka (Polish): northern lapwing

Definitions

  1. northern lapwing

Ancestry of “Czajka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishczajkanorthern lapwing
2Proto-Slavicčajьkagull
3Proto-Slavic-ьka—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

Words derived from “Czajka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →Every word from Proto-Slavic čajьka →