Where does “językoznawczyni” come from?

językoznawczyni (Polish) comes from Polish językoznawca, from Polish znawca, 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 “językoznawczyni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishjęzykoznawcalinguist
2Polishznawcaexpert; connaisseur
3Polish-caForms agent nouns
4Old Polish-caforms agent nouns
5Proto-Slavic-ьcaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deverbal , forms...
6Proto-Slavic-ьka—
7Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
8Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Polish -ca →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →