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

Definitions

  1. woman; wife

Ancestry of “жінка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianжонкаwoman; wife
2Belarusian-ка—
3Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “жінка”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъka →Every word from Belarusian -ка →