Where does “метелица” come from?

метелица (Russian) comes from Russian -и́ца, from Proto-Slavic -ica — *děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →...

метелица (Russian): endearing diminutive of мете́ль

Definitions

  1. endearing diminutive of мете́ль

Ancestry of “метелица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-и́цаforms diminutives of generally feminine nouns
2Proto-Slavic-ica*děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ica →Every word from Russian -и́ца →
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