-елка

Etymology 1
Diminutive form of 🇨🇬 +, built upon the instrumental suffix.

Occasionally, the suffix can be applied on loanwords ending on -ел-, e.g.:

🇨🇬 → 🇨🇬 → 🇨🇬.

Suffix

 * (ě/i-conj.) →
 * (ě/i-conj.) →

Etymology 2
Diminutive form of 🇨🇬/ +, built upon the agentative/actionis suffix.