Where does “strelocnikka” come from?

strelocnikka (Ingrian) comes from Russian стрелочник, from Russian стре́лка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

strelocnikka (Ingrian): switchman

Definitions

  1. switchman

Ancestry of “strelocnikka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстрелочникswitchman, pointsman
2Russianстре́лкаhand, pointer, indicator
3Russian-каnow, just
4Proto-Slavic-ьka—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
6Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Russian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →