Where does “unuks” come from?

unuks (Latgalian) comes from Belarusian унук, from Old East Slavic унукъ, from Slavic вънукъ, from Proto-Slavic vъnukъ — grandson.

unuks (Latgalian): grandson, grandchild

Definitions

  1. grandson, grandchild

Ancestry of “unuks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianунукgrandson
2Old East Slavicунукъ—
3Slavicвънукъ—
4Proto-Slavicvъnukъgrandson
Every word from Proto-Slavic vъnukъ →Every word from Slavic вънукъ →Every word from Old East Slavic унукъ →