Where does “suslik” come from?

suslik (English) comes from Russian су́слик, from Old East Slavic сусолу, from Proto-Slavic sъsьlъ, from Proto-Slavic -ьlъ — From adjectives or participles, forms agent...

suslik (English): Any of several large Eurasian squirrels, of the...

Definitions

  1. Any of several large Eurasian squirrels, of the...

Ancestry of “suslik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсу́сликsuslik, ground squirrel, spermophile, gopher
2Old East Slavicсусолу—
3Proto-Slavicsъsьlъground squirrel; anemone
4Proto-Slavic-ьlъFrom adjectives or participles, forms agent...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьlъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъsьlъ →Every word from Old East Slavic сусолу →