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Where does “-ka” come from?

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

Ancestry of “-ka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polish-ka—
2Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
3Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “-ka”

  • szwalbka
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →