Where does “matuleczka” come from?
matuleczka (Polish) comes from Polish matulka, from Polish matula, from Polish matka, from Polish -ka, from Old Polish -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Ancestry of “matuleczka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | matulka | — |
| 2 | Polish | matula | mommy, mummy |
| 3 | Polish | matka | mother; Diminutive of mata |
| 4 | Polish | -ka | feminine noun suffix; diminutive noun suffix;... |
| 5 | Old Polish | -ka | feminine noun suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | -ъka | Denominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |