Where does “ледни́к” come from?

ледни́к (Russian) comes from Russian лёд, from Old East Slavic ледъ, from Proto-Slavic lȇdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ledús, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-u-s, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ- — ice.

ледни́к (Russian): glacier

Definitions

  1. glacier

Ancestry of “ледни́к”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлёдice
2Old East Slavicледъice
3Proto-Slaviclȇdъice
4Proto-Balto-Slavicledúswater in frozen form; ice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanledʰ-u-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanledʰ-ice

Words derived from “ледни́к

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-u-sEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ledús