Where does “щипалка” come from?

щипалка (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian -алка, from Bulgarian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

щипалка (Bulgarian): earwig dermapteran insect of family

Definitions

  1. earwig dermapteran insect of family

Ancestry of “щипалка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarian-алка—
2Bulgarian-каfeminine suffix
3Proto-Slavic-ьka—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Bulgarian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →