Where does “дурка” come from?

дурка (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

дурка (Ukrainian): mental hospital

Definitions

  1. mental hospital

Ancestry of “дурка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-ка—
2Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
3Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Ukrainian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъka →