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Where does “стишок” come from?

стишок (Russian) comes from Russian стих, from Old East Slavic стихъ, from Old Church Slavonic стихъ, from Ancient Greek στίχος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

стишок (Russian): Diminutive of стих : rhyme, poem

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of стих : rhyme, poem

Ancestry of “стишок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстихverse; poem, poems; mood
2Old East Slavicстихъ—
3Old Church Slavonicстихъverse
4Ancient Greekστίχοςa row or file of soldiers; a line of poetry, a...
5Ancient Greek-ός—
6Proto-Hellenic*-os—
7Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
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