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Where does “трёпка” come from?

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

трёпка (Russian): ruffling, disheveling; blowing around; beating,...

Definitions

  1. ruffling, disheveling; blowing around; beating,...

Ancestry of “трёпка”, step by step

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

Words derived from “трёпка”

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