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

Definitions

  1. fox cub

Ancestry of “лисёнок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлисmale fox; genitive/accusative plural of лиса́
2Old East Slavicлисъfox
3Proto-Slaviclisъfox
Every word from Proto-Slavic lisъ →Every word from Old East Slavic лисъ →Every word from Russian лис →
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