Where does “щёка” come from?

щёка (Moksha) comes from Russian щека́, from Proto-Slavic *ščeka — cheek.

щёка (Moksha): cheek

Definitions

  1. cheek

Ancestry of “щёка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianщека́cheek
2Proto-Slavic*ščekacheek
Every word from Proto-Slavic *ščeka →Every word from Russian щека́ →