Where does “mačьka” come from?

mačьka (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

mačьka (Proto-Slavic): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “mačьka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ьka—
2Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
3Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

Words derived from “mačьka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ →
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