Where does “држављанка” come from?

држављанка (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

држављанка (Serbo-Croatian): citizen (female)

Definitions

  1. citizen (female)

Ancestry of “држављанка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatian-каSuffix appended to words to create a feminine...
2Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
3Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъka →Every word from Serbo-Croatian -ка →