Where does “мачка” come from?

мачка (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic mačьka, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

мачка (Serbo-Croatian): cat; pretty girl, chick

Definitions

  1. cat; pretty girl, chick

Ancestry of “мачка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmačьkacat
2Proto-Slavic-ьka—
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
4Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →Every word from Proto-Slavic mačьka →