Where does “железяка” come from?

железяка (Russian) comes from Russian желе́зо, from Old East Slavic желѣзо, from Proto-Slavic želězo — iron.

железяка (Russian): a piece of iron or another metal

Definitions

  1. a piece of iron or another metal

Ancestry of “железяка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжеле́зоiron
2Old East Slavicжелѣзоiron
3Proto-Slavicželězoiron
Every word from Proto-Slavic želězo →Every word from Old East Slavic желѣзо →Every word from Russian желе́зо →