Where does “-ka” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “-ka”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-ka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъka →