Where does “гадюка” come from?

гадюка (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -ю́ка, from Ukrainian -а, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

гадюка (Ukrainian): viper, adder

Definitions

  1. viper, adder

Ancestry of “гадюка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-ю́каadded to root-stem terms: -er
2Ukrainian-аused to form feminine deverbal nouns denoting a result, process or an abstract concept
3Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Ukrainian -а →