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Where does “-ка” come from?

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

-ка (Serbo-Croatian): Suffix appended to words to create a feminine...

Definitions

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine...

Ancestry of “-ка”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-ка”

  • Анка
  • дека
  • дедка
  • станарка
  • муслиманка
  • кћерка
  • бригадирка
  • шпијунка
  • травка
  • шутка
  • грађанка
  • диктаторка
  • подстанарка
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →