Where does “zajawka” come from?

zajawka (Polish) comes from Russian зая́вка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

zajawka (Polish): hobby, passion

Definitions

  1. hobby, passion

Ancestry of “zajawka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзая́вкаapplication, claim, request, demand
2Russian-каnow, just
3Proto-Slavic-ьka—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Russian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →