Where does “спичечный” come from?

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

спичечный (Russian): match stick for producing a flame

Definitions

  1. match stick for producing a flame

Ancestry of “спичечный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianспи́чкаmatch
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 →