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

  1. A letter added to the Cyrillic alphabet when used...

Ancestry of “palochka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпа́лочкаlittle stick
2Russian-каnow, just
3Proto-Slavic-ьka—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Russian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →