Where does “komsomołka” come from?
komsomołka (Polish) comes from Russian комсомолка, from Russian комсомолец, from Russian -е́ц, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “komsomołka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | комсомолка | female member of the Komsomol, Komsomol member |
| 2 | Russian | комсомолец | member of the Komsomol, Komsomol member; member... |
| 3 | Russian | -е́ц | er, -an, -ian (nominal suffix for agent nouns or nouns designating persons) |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьcь | Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 5 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |