Where does “dzieciobójczyni” come from?

dzieciobójczyni (Polish) comes from Polish dzieciobójca, from Polish -ca, from Old Polish -ca, from Proto-Slavic -ьca, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

Ancestry of “dzieciobójczyni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdzieciobójcainfanticide
2Polish-caForms agent nouns
3Old Polish-caforms agent nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ьcaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deverbal , forms...
5Proto-Slavic-ьka
6Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ
7Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂Every word from Polish -caEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ьka
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