Where does “weteranka” come from?

weteranka (Polish) comes from Polish weteran, from French vétéran, from Latin veterānus, from Latin vetus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “weteranka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishweteranveteran
2Frenchvétéranveteran
3Latinveterānusold, veteran
4Latinvetusold, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;...
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus—
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin vetus →