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Where does “травка” come from?

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

травка (Russian): diminutive of трава́ : grass; marijuana; etching

Definitions

  1. diminutive of трава́ : grass; marijuana; etching

Ancestry of “травка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-каnow, just
2Proto-Slavic-ьka—
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
4Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →