Where does “дурко” come from?

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

дурко (Ukrainian): fool, idiot, imbecile person with poor judgement or little intelligence

Definitions

  1. fool, idiot, imbecile person with poor judgement or little intelligence

Ancestry of “дурко”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-коCreates diminutives of normally neuter nouns and adverbs, normally having a colloquial register
2Proto-Slavic-ьko—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьko →Every word from Ukrainian -ко →