Where does “китаянка” come from?

китаянка (Ukrainian) comes from Belarusian -янка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

китаянка (Ukrainian): female Chinese person

Definitions

  1. female Chinese person

Ancestry of “китаянка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusian-янка—
2Russian-каnow, just
3Proto-Slavic-ьka—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Russian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →