Where does “ёлочка” come from?

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

ёлочка (Russian): little fir tree, little spruce, little Christmas tree (New Year's tree)

Definitions

  1. little fir tree, little spruce, little Christmas tree (New Year's tree)

Ancestry of “ёлочка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-каnow, just
2Proto-Slavic-ьka—
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
4Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Russian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →