Where does “телец” come from?

телец (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic тельць, from Old Church Slavonic -ьць, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

телец (Bulgarian): calf

Definitions

  1. calf

Ancestry of “телец”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтельцьcalf
2Old Church Slavonic-ьцьdiminutive, small
3Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
4Lithuanian-ikas—
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →