-алка

Etymology 1
Diminutive form of 🇨🇬 +, built upon the instrumental suffix. In some cases, both the base form in and the diminutive form in  are attested, e.g.:

→ →.

Suffix



 * (a/V-conj.) →
 * (a/V-conj.) →


 * (a/j-conj.) →
 * (a/j-conj.) →

Etymology 2
in palatal environments (where earlier -ѣ- /æ/ becomes -я- /ja/ in Eastern dialects).

Suffix

 * (ě/i-conj.) →
 * (ě/i-conj.) →
 * (ě/i-conj.) →

Etymology 3
Diminutive form of 🇨🇬 +.