Where does “drogówka” come from?
drogówka (Polish) comes from Polish -ówka, from Polish -ka, from Old Polish -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
drogówka (Polish): traffic police
Ancestry of “drogówka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | -ówka | Forms feminine nouns; often shortenings of... |
| 2 | Polish | -ka | feminine noun suffix; diminutive noun suffix;... |
| 3 | Old Polish | -ka | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ъka | Denominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |