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

Definitions

  1. seagull

Ancestry of “чаячий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianча́йкаseagull
2Proto-Slavicčajьkagull
3Proto-Slavic-ьka—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →Every word from Proto-Slavic čajьka →