Where does “скотинюка” come from?

скотинюка (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -ю́ка, from Ukrainian -а, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

скотинюка (Ukrainian): An arrogant, rude, self-centred or otherwise unlikable person; a bastard

Definitions

  1. An arrogant, rude, self-centred or otherwise unlikable person; a bastard

Ancestry of “скотинюка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-ю́каadded to root-stem terms: -er
2Ukrainian-аused to form feminine deverbal nouns denoting a result, process or an abstract concept
3Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Ukrainian -а →