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Where does “-ъkъ” come from?

-ъkъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

-ъkъ (Proto-Slavic): Forms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;...

Definitions

  1. Forms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;...

Ancestry of “-ъkъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
2Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “-ъkъ”

  • Beranek
  • Bednarek
  • Drabek
  • Bialek
  • Tomasek
  • Piontek
  • Piatek
  • zurek
  • paczki
  • ogonek
  • spodik
  • háčky
  • háček
  • háčekless
  • criceto
  • напёрсток
  • гачек
  • огонэк
  • чеснок
  • низенький
  • четверг
  • пончик
  • крепыш
  • низкий
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