Where does “тросточка” come from?

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

тросточка (Russian): endearing diminutive of трость

Definitions

  1. endearing diminutive of трость

Ancestry of “тросточка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтро́стка—
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 →