Where does “мигалка” come from?

мигалка (Russian) comes from Russian мига́ть, from Proto-Slavic migati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meyg-, from Proto-Indo-European meygʰ-.

мигалка (Russian): blinkenlight a flashing light or beacon light

Definitions

  1. blinkenlight a flashing light or beacon light

Ancestry of “мигалка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмига́тьto blink
2Proto-Slavicmigatito blink
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmeyg-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeygʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic meyg- →Every word from Proto-Slavic migati →