Where does “боженька” come from?
боженька (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -енька, from Ukrainian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Ancestry of “боженька”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | -енька | suffix forming diminutive, often endearing, nouns from other nouns and adjectives used after soft consonants, the hushing consonants |
| 2 | Ukrainian | -ка | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ъka | Denominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |