Where does “морозец” come from?

морозец (Russian) comes from Russian -е́ц, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

морозец (Russian): (light) frost

Definitions

  1. (light) frost

Ancestry of “морозец”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-е́цer, -an, -ian (nominal suffix for agent nouns or nouns designating persons)
2Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
3Lithuanian-ikas—
4Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Russian -е́ц →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →