Where does “svavelsticka” come from?

svavelsticka (Swedish) comes from Swedish sticka, from Czech -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

svavelsticka (Swedish): a lucifer match

Definitions

  1. a lucifer match

Ancestry of “svavelsticka”, step by step

svavelsticka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sticka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstickaa splinter; a knitting needle; to knit
2Czech-kaAppended to words to create a feminine version of...
3Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

via Swedish svavel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvavelsulfur
2Middle Low Germanswavel—
3Old Saxonsweval—
4Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Czech -ka →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъka →
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