Where does “zizelo” come from?

zizelo (Esperanto) comes from German Ziesel, from Middle High German zisel, from Proto-Slavic sъsьlъ, from Proto-Slavic -ьlъ — From adjectives or participles, forms agent...

zizelo (Esperanto): suslik

Definitions

  1. suslik

Ancestry of “zizelo”, step by step

zizelo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ziesel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZieselground squirrel; suslik
2Middle High Germanzisel
3Proto-Slavicsъsьlъground squirrel; anemone
4Proto-Slavic-ьlъFrom adjectives or participles, forms agent...

via English zizel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishzizelThe suslik
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьlъEvery word from Proto-Slavic sъsьlъEvery word from Middle High German zisel