Where does “конёк” come from?

конёк (Russian) comes from Russian конь, from Old East Slavic конь, from Proto-Slavic koňь, from Proto-Slavic komňь, from Proto-Slavic kobňь.

конёк (Russian): (little) horse, horsy

Definitions

  1. (little) horse, horsy

Ancestry of “конёк”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianконьhorse; male horse; steed; horse
2Old East Slavicконьhorse
3Proto-Slavickoňьhorse
4Proto-Slavickomňь—
5Proto-Slavickobňь—

Words derived from “конёк”

Every word from Proto-Slavic kobňь →Every word from Proto-Slavic komňь →Every word from Proto-Slavic koňь →