Where does “mačka” come from?

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

mačka (Slovak): cat

Definitions

  1. cat

Ancestry of “mačka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmačьkacat
2Proto-Slavic-ьka—
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
4Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

Words derived from “mačka”

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