Where does “gadka szmatka” come from?

gadka szmatka (Polish) comes from Polish gadka, from Polish -ka, from Old Polish -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

gadka szmatka (Polish): chit-chat, gibble-gabble, pablum, small talk

Definitions

  1. chit-chat, gibble-gabble, pablum, small talk

Ancestry of “gadka szmatka”, step by step

gadka szmatka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish gadka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgadkatalk, conversation
2Polish-kafeminine noun suffix; diminutive noun suffix;...
3Old Polish-kafeminine noun suffix
4Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

via Polish szmatka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszmatkawoman's attire
2Polishszmatarag; slut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Polish -ka →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъka →