Where does “šuniukas” come from?

šuniukas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian šuo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

šuniukas (Lithuanian): puppy

Definitions

  1. puppy

Ancestry of “šuniukas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianšuodog; a detestable, unpleasant person; bastard
2Proto-Balto-Slavicśwōdog
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwō →Every word from Lithuanian šuo →