Where does “maică” come from?
maică (Romanian) comes from Serbo-Croatian mȃjka, from Czech -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
maică (Romanian): mother
Definitions
- mother
Ancestry of “maică”, step by step
maică traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian mȃjka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | mȃjka | mother |
| 2 | Czech | -ka | Appended to words to create a feminine version of... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ъka | Denominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
via Bulgarian ма́йка
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | ма́йка | child, mummy term of endearment used by a mother when addressing her child |