Where does “bałabajka” come from?
bałabajka (Polish) comes from Russian балаба́йка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.
bałabajka (Polish): balalaika
Definitions
- balalaika
Ancestry of “bałabajka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | балаба́йка | — |
| 2 | Russian | -ка | now, just |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьka | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ikaʔ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ikeh₂ | — |