Where does “пилочка” come from?

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

пилочка (Russian): a small saw; a small file (tool); a nail file

Definitions

  1. a small saw; a small file (tool); a nail file

Ancestry of “пилочка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпи́лкаsawing
2Russian-каnow, just
3Proto-Slavic-ьka—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Russian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →