Where does “опёнок” come from?
опёнок (Russian) comes from Russian -о́к, from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
опёнок (Russian): honey fungus of the genus Armillaria of edible parasitic mushrooms with a yellow cap and thin stalk that live on trees and woody shrubs, especially Armillaria mellea, that usually grow in groups on tree roots, stumps, and felled trees
Definitions
- honey fungus of the genus Armillaria of edible parasitic mushrooms with a yellow cap and thin stalk that live on trees and woody shrubs, especially Armillaria mellea, that usually grow in groups on tree roots, stumps, and felled trees
Ancestry of “опёнок”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | -о́к | takes masculine nouns, produces diminutive masculine nouns, sometimes with further sense development |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ъkъ | Forms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -kъ | Deverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |