Where does “рыбка” come from?
рыбка (Russian) comes from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.
рыбка (Russian): Diminutive of ры́ба : small fish, fishy
Definitions
- Diminutive of ры́ба : small fish, fishy
Ancestry of “рыбка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | -ка | now, just |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ьka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ikaʔ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ikeh₂ | — |