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Where does “лихора́дочный” come from?

лихора́дочный (Russian) comes from Russian лихора́дка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

Ancestry of “лихора́дочный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлихора́дка—
2Russian-каnow, just
3Proto-Slavic-ьka—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

Words derived from “лихора́дочный”

  • лихорадочно
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →