Where does “шуточка” come from?

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

шуточка (Russian): joke, jest

Definitions

  1. joke, jest

Ancestry of “шуточка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianшу́ткаjoke
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 →