Where does “потомучка” come from?
потомучка (Russian) comes from Russian -чка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.
потомучка (Russian): a person who answers questions
Definitions
- a person who answers questions
Ancestry of “потомучка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | -чка | Suffix added to stems to create a feminine noun, to make something more diminutive, affectionate, or pejorative |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ьka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ikaʔ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ikeh₂ | — |