Where does “крепыш” come from?

крепыш (Russian) comes from Russian кре́пкий, from Proto-Slavic krěpъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

крепыш (Russian): sturdy child; robust but small man

Definitions

  1. sturdy child; robust but small man

Ancestry of “крепыш”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкре́пкийstrong, firm, solid
2Proto-Slavickrěpъkъstrong
3Proto-Slavic-ъkъForms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;...
4Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -kъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ →
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