Where does “sielanka” come from?

sielanka (Polish) comes from Ukrainian селя́нка, from Belarusian -янка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

sielanka (Polish): idyllic life or an environment conducive to an idyllic life

Definitions

  1. idyllic life or an environment conducive to an idyllic life

Ancestry of “sielanka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianселя́нкаpeasantess
2Belarusian-янка—
3Russian-каnow, just
4Proto-Slavic-ьka—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
6Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

Words derived from “sielanka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Russian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →