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Where does “-лка” come from?

-лка (Russian) comes from Ukrainian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

-лка (Russian): -er

Definitions

  1. -er

Ancestry of “-лка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-ка—
2Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
3Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “-лка”

  • горелка
  • копилка
  • страшилка
  • соковыжималка
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →