Where does “pracowniczka” come from?

pracowniczka (Polish) comes from Polish pracownik, from Polish pracować, from Old Polish pracować, from Latin -owac, from Proto-Slavic -ovati — Creates verbs out of nouns and adjectives.

Ancestry of “pracowniczka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpracownikemployee, worker
2Polishpracowaćto work
3Old Polishpracowaćto work, to labor
4Latin-owac
5Proto-Slavic-ovatiCreates verbs out of nouns and adjectives
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ovatiEvery word from Latin -owacEvery word from Old Polish pracować