Where does “Orehovca” come from?

Orehovca (Romanian) comes from Russian ореховка, from Russian -о́вка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

Ancestry of “Orehovca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianореховкаnutcracker, nuthatch bird
2Russian-о́вка—
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 →