Where does “doică” come from?

doică (Romanian) comes from Bulgarian до́йка, from Bulgarian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

doică (Romanian): wet-nurse; babysitter

Definitions

  1. wet-nurse; babysitter

Ancestry of “doică”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianдо́йкаwetnurse
2Bulgarian-каfeminine suffix
3Proto-Slavic-ьka—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

Words derived from “doică”

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