Where does “Małecka” come from?

Małecka (Polish) comes from Polish Małecki, from Polish Malec, from Polish -ec, from Old Polish -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “Małecka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishMałecki—
2PolishMalec—
3Polish-ecA masculine suffix
4Old Polish-ecforms nouns
5Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
6Lithuanian-ikas—
7Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Polish -ec →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →