Where does “пухлощёкий” come from?

пухлощёкий (Russian) comes from Russian щека́, from Proto-Slavic *ščeka — cheek.

пухлощёкий (Russian): having chubby cheeks

Definitions

  1. having chubby cheeks

Ancestry of “пухлощёкий”, step by step

пухлощёкий traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian щека́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianщека́cheek
2Proto-Slavic*ščekacheek

via Russian [[пухлый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian[[пухлый—

via Russian пу́хл(ый)]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпу́хл(ый)]]—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *ščeka →Every word from Russian щека́ →