Where does “stumbriukas” come from?

stumbriukas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian -iukas, from Lithuanian -ùkas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ukos.

stumbriukas (Lithuanian): bison calf

Definitions

  1. bison calf

Ancestry of “stumbriukas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanian-iukasforms diminutives, usually from masculine nouns;...
2Lithuanian-ùkas—
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-ukos—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ukos →Every word from Lithuanian -ùkas →Every word from Lithuanian -iukas →