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