Where does “비지깨” come from?

비지깨 (Korean) comes from Russian спи́чка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

비지깨 (Korean): matches

Definitions

  1. matches

Ancestry of “비지깨”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianспи́чкаmatch
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 →