Where does “czajka” come from?

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

czajka (Polish): lapwing; chaika

Definitions

  1. lapwing; chaika

Ancestry of “czajka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčajьkagull
2Proto-Slavic-ьka—
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
4Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →Every word from Proto-Slavic čajьka →
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