Where does “лис” come from?

лис (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic лисъ, from Proto-Slavic lisъ — fox.

лис (Russian): male fox; genitive/accusative plural of лиса́

Definitions

  1. male fox; genitive/accusative plural of лиса́

Ancestry of “лис”, step by step

лис traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old East Slavic лисъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicлисъfox
2Proto-Slaviclisъfox

via Proto-Slavic lysъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclysъbald

Words derived from “лис”

Every word from Proto-Slavic lisъ →Every word from Old East Slavic лисъ →