Where does “чайка” come from?
чайка (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic čajьka, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.
Ancestry of “чайка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | čajьka | gull |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ьka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ikaʔ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ikeh₂ | — |