Where does “розовощёкий” come from?

розовощёкий (Russian) comes from Russian ро́зовый, from Russian ро́за — rose (shrub, flower).

розовощёкий (Russian): rosy-cheeked

Definitions

  1. rosy-cheeked

Ancestry of “розовощёкий”, step by step

розовощёкий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ро́зовый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianро́зовыйpink
2Russianро́заrose (shrub, flower)

via Russian щека́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianщека́cheek
2Proto-Slavic*ščekacheek
Every word from Russian ро́за →Every word from Russian ро́зовый →