Where does “palochka” come from?
palochka (English) comes from Russian па́лочка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.
palochka (English): A letter added to the Cyrillic alphabet when used...
Definitions
- A letter added to the Cyrillic alphabet when used...
Ancestry of “palochka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | па́лочка | little stick |
| 2 | Russian | -ка | now, just |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьka | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ikaʔ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ikeh₂ | — |