-ka

Czech

suffix

Definitions

Appended to words to create a feminine version of a noun, especially a profession, origin, or proper name.
Appended to words to create a diminutive form of a noun.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ъka.

Origin

Proto-Slavic

*-ъka

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

lafka Finnish
банка Russian
малявка Russian
мешалка Russian
-ka Polish
*-ъka Proto-Slavic
čaroděj Czech
čarodějka Czech
-ka Serbo-Croatian
-ка Serbo-Croatian
-ka Slovak
-ka Lower Sorbian
-ka Upper Sorbian
-kă Polabian