Where does “лисёнок” come from?
лисёнок (Russian) comes from Russian лис, from Old East Slavic лисъ, from Proto-Slavic lisъ — fox.
лисёнок (Russian): fox cub
Ancestry of “лисёнок”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | лис | male fox; genitive/accusative plural of лиса́ |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | лисъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | lisъ | fox |