Where does “диковинка” come from?

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

диковинка (Russian): (small) wonder, a strange or unusual thing or phenomenon, gimmick

Definitions

  1. (small) wonder, a strange or unusual thing or phenomenon, gimmick

Ancestry of “диковинка”, step by step

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