Where does “-ы́шка” come from?

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

-ы́шка (Russian): Diminutive suffix forming nouns from adjectives, with a colloquial character

Definitions

  1. Diminutive suffix forming nouns from adjectives, with a colloquial character

Ancestry of “-ы́шка”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-ы́шка”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Russian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →