Where does “ostafcă” come from?

ostafcă (Romanian) comes from Russian отставка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

ostafcă (Romanian): resignation, retirement

Definitions

  1. resignation, retirement

Ancestry of “ostafcă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотставкаresignation, retirement
2Russian-каnow, just
3Proto-Slavic-ьka—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Russian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →