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...

-ka (Silesian): forms feminine nouns, sometimes diminutive in nature

Definitions

  1. forms feminine nouns, sometimes diminutive in nature

Ancestry of “-ka”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-ka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъka →Every word from Old Polish -ka →
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