Where does “čajčí” come from?

čajčí (Slovak) comes from Slovak čajka, from Ukrainian ча́йка, from Proto-Slavic čajьka, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

čajčí (Slovak): gull

Definitions

  1. gull

Ancestry of “čajčí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakčajkagull; a type of boat used by Zaporozhian Cossacks
2Ukrainianча́йкаseagull
3Proto-Slavicčajьkagull
4Proto-Slavic-ьka—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
6Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →Every word from Proto-Slavic čajьka →