Where does “pula'avkaaq” come from?

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

pula'avkaaq (Yup'ik): safety pin

Definitions

  1. safety pin

Ancestry of “pula'avkaaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбула́вкаpin
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 →