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
Ancestry of “ежонок”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ёж | hedgehog |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ežь | hedgehog |
| 3 | Latvian | ezis | hedgehog |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ežis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵʰis | hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals |