Where does “jänka” come from?

jänka (Swedish) comes from Czech jamka, from Czech -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

jänka (Swedish): make fit, make even

Definitions

  1. make fit, make even

Ancestry of “jänka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechjamkaDiminutive of jáma; hole; socket
2Czech-kaAppended to words to create a feminine version of...
3Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “jänka”

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