Where does “ка́рлик” come from?

ка́рлик (Russian) comes from Ukrainian -о́вий, from Old East Slavic -овъ, from Proto-Slavic -ovъ — of, belonging to.

ка́рлик (Russian): dwarf (various senses), midget, gnome, pygmy, manikin, elf

Definitions

  1. dwarf (various senses), midget, gnome, pygmy, manikin, elf

Ancestry of “ка́рлик”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-о́вийUsed to form; -y
2Old East Slavic-овъ—
3Proto-Slavic-ovъof, belonging to

Words derived from “ка́рлик”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ovъ →Every word from Ukrainian -о́вий →Every word from Old East Slavic -овъ →