Where does “многоходовочка” come from?

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

Ancestry of “многоходовочка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмногоходо́вкаa combination of many (smart) steps (in sports, politics, movie plots, etc.) usually leading to success
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 →