Where does “doici” come from?

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

doici (Romanian): to breastfeed

Definitions

  1. to breastfeed

Ancestry of “doici”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandoicăwet-nurse; babysitter
2Bulgarianдо́йкаwetnurse
3Bulgarian-каfeminine suffix
4Proto-Slavic-ьka—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
6Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

Words derived from “doici”

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