Where does “mačací” come from?

mačací (Slovak) comes from Slovak mačka, from Proto-Slavic mačьka, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

mačací (Slovak): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “mačací”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakmačkacat
2Proto-Slavicmačьkacat
3Proto-Slavic-ьka—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →Every word from Proto-Slavic mačьka →