Where does “čajka” come from?

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

čajka (Slovak): gull; a type of boat used by Zaporozhian Cossacks

Definitions

  1. gull; a type of boat used by Zaporozhian Cossacks

Ancestry of “čajka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianча́йкаseagull
2Proto-Slavicčajьkagull
3Proto-Slavic-ьka—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

Words derived from “čajka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →Every word from Proto-Slavic čajьka →