Where does “слезинка” come from?

слезинка (Russian) comes from Russian слеза́, from Old East Slavic сльза, from Proto-Slavic slьza — tear.

слезинка (Russian): tear, teardrop

Definitions

  1. tear, teardrop

Ancestry of “слезинка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianслеза́tear
2Old East Slavicсльзаtear
3Proto-Slavicslьzatear
Every word from Proto-Slavic slьza →Every word from Old East Slavic сльза →Every word from Russian слеза́ →