Where does “стрелочник” come from?

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

стрелочник (Russian): switchman, pointsman

Definitions

  1. switchman, pointsman

Ancestry of “стрелочник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстре́лкаhand, pointer, indicator
2Russian-каnow, just
3Proto-Slavic-ьka—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

Words derived from “стрелочник”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Russian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →