Where does “чаячий” come from?
чаячий (Russian) comes from Russian ча́йка, from Proto-Slavic čajьka, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.
чаячий (Russian): seagull
Ancestry of “чаячий”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | ча́йка | seagull |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | čajьka | gull |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьka | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ikaʔ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ikeh₂ | — |