The Russian "Pochemuchka" is a portmanteau. "Pochemu" translates to "why" or "how come" and "chka" is a common ending for something small or someone little, usu

The Russian "Pochemuchka" is a portmanteau. "Pochemu" translates to "why" or "how come" and "chka" is a common ending for something small or someone little, usually a girl. Its not really a word, just a use of a suffix. You can modify most words like this. For example car is "machina", little car is "machinachka". There isn't an English word for little car but so what?