Where does “Ковальчук” come from?

Ковальчук (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -чук, from Ukrainian -ко, from Proto-Slavic -ьko.

Ковальчук (Ukrainian): smith's young son

Definitions

  1. smith's young son

Ancestry of “Ковальчук”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-чукadded to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname
2Ukrainian-коCreates diminutives of normally neuter nouns and adverbs, normally having a colloquial register
3Proto-Slavic-ьko—

Words derived from “Ковальчук”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьko →Every word from Ukrainian -ко →Every word from Ukrainian -чук →