Where does “торговка” come from?
торговка (Russian) comes from Russian торговец, from Russian -е́ц, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
торговка (Russian): female trader, tradeswoman
Definitions
- female trader, tradeswoman
Ancestry of “торговка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | торговец | merchant, salesman, retailer, trader, dealer |
| 2 | Russian | -е́ц | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьcь | Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 4 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |