Where does “бельчонок” come from?
бельчонок (Russian) comes from Russian бе́лка, from Old East Slavic бѣлъка, from Old East Slavic бѣла, from Old East Slavic бѣла вѣверица — white squirrel.
бельчонок (Russian): a baby squirrel, a young squirrel
Definitions
- a baby squirrel, a young squirrel
Ancestry of “бельчонок”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | бе́лка | squirrel |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | бѣлъка | squirrel |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | бѣла | squirrel |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | бѣла вѣверица | white squirrel |