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
- endearing diminutive of мете́ль
Ancestry of “метелица”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | -и́ца | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ica | *děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →... |