Where does “жінка” come from?
жінка (Ukrainian) comes from Belarusian жонка, from Belarusian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
жінка (Ukrainian): woman; wife
Ancestry of “жінка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Belarusian | жонка | woman; wife |
| 2 | Belarusian | -ка | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ъka | Denominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |