Where does “гнойничок” come from?

гнойничок (Russian) comes from Russian гнойни́к, from Russian гной, from Proto-Slavic gnojь, from Proto-Indo-European gʰnoyH-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰneyH-.

гнойничок (Russian): small abscess cavity filled with pus

Definitions

  1. small abscess cavity filled with pus

Ancestry of “гнойничок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгнойни́кabscess cavity filled with pus
2Russianгнойpus
3Proto-Slavicgnojьpus, manure
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰnoyH-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰneyH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰneyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰnoyH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic gnojь →