Where does “ля́лька” come from?
ля́лька (Ukrainian) comes from Polish lalka, from Polish -ka, from Old Polish -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Ancestry of “ля́лька”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | lalka | — |
| 2 | Polish | -ka | feminine noun suffix; diminutive noun suffix;... |
| 3 | Old Polish | -ka | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ъka | Denominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
Words derived from “ля́лька”