Where does “рожица” come from?

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

рожица (Russian): endearing form of ро́жа

Definitions

  1. endearing form of ро́жа

Ancestry of “рожица”, 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 →