Where does “флешка” come from?
флешка (Russian) comes from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.
флешка (Russian): USB memory stick
Ancestry of “флешка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | -ка | now, just |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ьka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ikaʔ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ikeh₂ | — |