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

  1. granddaughter; genitive/accusative singular of...

Ancestry of “внучка”, step by step

внучка traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian вну́ка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianвну́каgranddaughter
2Ukrainianused to form feminine deverbal nouns denoting a result, process or an abstract concept
3Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂

via Russian внук

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвнукgrandson; grandchildren

via Bulgarian внук

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianвнукgrandson
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂Every word from Proto-Slavic -jaEvery word from Ukrainian