Where does “espickaq” come from?

espickaq (Yup'ik) comes from Russian спи́чка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

espickaq (Yup'ik): match

Definitions

  1. match

Ancestry of “espickaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianспи́чкаmatch
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 →