Where does “бойкиня” come from?

бойкиня (Ukrainian) comes from Russian бойко, from Russian бо́йкий, from Proto-Slavic *bojьkъ — feisty, ready for fight.

бойкиня (Ukrainian): Boiko female member of the ethnolinguistic group native to the Eastern Beskyds

Definitions

  1. Boiko female member of the ethnolinguistic group native to the Eastern Beskyds

Ancestry of “бойкиня”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбойкоbriskly; glibly, fluently; short neuter singular...
2Russianбо́йкийsmart, clever
3Proto-Slavic*bojьkъfeisty, ready for fight
Every word from Proto-Slavic *bojьkъ →Every word from Russian бо́йкий →Every word from Russian бойко →