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Where does “-ojka” come from?

-ojka (Slavic) comes from Old Czech ojě, from Proto-Slavic oje, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsos.

Ancestry of “-ojka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechojě—
2Proto-Slavicoje—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsos →