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Where does “волосок” come from?

волосок (Russian) comes from Russian -о́к, from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

волосок (Russian): diminutive of во́лос : hair; hairspring ;...

Definitions

  1. diminutive of во́лос : hair; hairspring ;...

Ancestry of “волосок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-о́к—
2Proto-Slavic-ъkъForms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;...
3Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →