Where does “ежонок” come from?

ежонок (Russian) comes from Russian ёж, from Proto-Slavic ežь, from Latvian ezis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ežis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis — hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals.

ежонок (Russian): hedgehog pup; hoglet

Definitions

  1. hedgehog pup; hoglet

Ancestry of “ежонок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianёжhedgehog
2Proto-Slavicežьhedgehog
3Latvianezishedgehog
4Proto-Balto-Slavicežis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰishedgehog, hedgehog-like animals
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ežis →Every word from Latvian ezis →
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