Where does “стрелочка” come from?

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

стрелочка (Russian): little arrow, little shaft, etc

Definitions

  1. little arrow, little shaft, etc

Ancestry of “стрелочка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстре́лкаhand, pointer, indicator
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 →
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