Where does “внучка” come from?
внучка (Russian) comes from Ukrainian вну́ка, from Ukrainian -а, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.
внучка (Russian): granddaughter; genitive/accusative singular of...
Definitions
- granddaughter; genitive/accusative singular of...
Ancestry of “внучка”, step by step
внучка traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian вну́ка
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | вну́ка | granddaughter |
| 2 | Ukrainian | -а | used to form feminine deverbal nouns denoting a result, process or an abstract concept |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ja | Suffix creating feminine action nouns, usually... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeh₂ | — |
via Russian внук
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | внук | grandson; grandchildren |
via Bulgarian внук
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | внук | grandson |