Where does “žuvačka” come from?

žuvačka (Slovak) comes from Polish -cka, from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

žuvačka (Slovak): chewing gum

Definitions

  1. chewing gum

Ancestry of “žuvačka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-ckafeminine nominative singular of -cki; forms...
2Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
3Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ →Every word from Polish -cka →