Where does “-ek” come from?

-ek (Silesian) comes from Old Polish -ek, from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

-ek (Silesian): forms nouns, often diminutive

Definitions

  1. forms nouns, often diminutive

Ancestry of “-ek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polish-ekforms nouns
2Proto-Slavic-ъkъForms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;...
3Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “-ek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -kъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ →